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VOLUME 78, ISSUE 9 For the Students and the Community December 11, 2000 Fleecing of Library Hours In• Lilllbo "ckand.' By Celine Ruben-Salama Copy Editor

The William and Anita Newman library has been kept open 24 hours during finals for the -Studies past two years. Some students have taken advantage ofthe extended hours to prepare for finals in a serious manner, however, the major- Recent resignations ,ity abused this privilege, and used the library for various unsuitable purposes, according to cause underlyingprob­ the administration. The student body isindan­ ger of losing extended library hours during lems to surface finals. . . The spring semesterof-I998was the first-time that the libraJy was kept open fOl" 24 hours, dur­ ing finals. In order to keep costs down, only By BryaD Fleck Senior StaffWriter part ofthe library was'kept open; the first two floors. Still, many students complained thatthe space was inadequate. "When they close offthe Ever since its inception on American cam­ floors it got too cramped," student Karl puses in the late 196Os., the role ofcultural stud­ . Boulware said. ies in higher education have been as controver­ The students were heard by the Daytime sial as race itself. Undergraduate Student Government, DSSG, Baruch College is no exception. who presented the administration with a pro­ Professor Arthur Lewin was recently asked to­ posal to,keep the entire library open. Thepro­ resign as chairperson of Baruch"s Black and posaI Wasacc:epted on a trial basis, and during Hispanic studies departJllent in what be says is spring 2000, all five floors remained open.' a sySteri1atic destruction 'of the depaI buod by Inorderto determine ifthere were enough Sm­ oon~ . dents usfngthe facilitieS,.~'guards were the administration. But adminis1rators . . . counter that the department has become inef­ -: , fective and needs to be rebuilt See ADM1N!.~RATION.Page 4 ,. .. B3!'JCkeoUegePresidcnt Edw3RI Regaobas ".-:-. ~ .. ~ ..... , '.: .-:'-4,. ",_, _ '. i ,_

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tions, beginning with acting presidents Lois advise students. Continuedfrom front Cronholm and Sidney Lirtzman, and continuing "If they want to hurt the Black and Hispanic emphasis should be placed on anyone aspect of thus far with Regan. "The administrators have studies department, they're not going to hurt evaluation. But it is generally accepted that followed a narrow, conservative agenda. partof me," said Lewin. "They're hurting all of us:' scholarly work. with some exceptions. carries the which is to dismantle the Black and Hispanic An advertisement has appeared in The New most weight. studies department" he said. "Why? Because lark Times recruiting for the positions. The ..It's extremely important," said John Todd, they are not leaders, but followers, who just want English line is looking for a tenure-track assis­ chairperson of the English department, referring to continue their fiefdom. As a result, they are tant professor specializing in one or more of the to scholarly work. "We expect professors to write harming the institution. That's why an institution following categories: African, African American, books or series of articles. needs a leader." Caribbean or Black Atlantic Literature. The his­ "I think at Baruch people expect both- teach­ Consequently, the department is currently act­ tory department is searching for an assistant pro- ing and scholarship," said Chase. "You have to ing without a chairperson. All ofLewin's respon­ have both to get tenure." While she said that sibilities as chairperson have been temporarily scholarly work weighs heavier in the decision, shifted to Alexandra Logue, dean of the "We have had difficul­ she did say that student evaluations are also Weissman School of Arts and Sciences. closely scrutinized. According to Chase, the school is looking for an ty in the past in hiring But Lewin, who agrees that scholarly work is acting chairperson to get through the end of the important, said that CUNY is a unique institu­ school semester. She said that several people .Blackprofessors with tion. and therefore should not be judged by the within Baruch have been asked to temporarily fill same criteria by which other colleges and univer­ the position, but all have declined, citing a lack the standards require. sities are held. CUNY schools, he said, should oftime or an unwillingness to step into a depart­ put more emphasis on teaching than an institu­ ment perceived to be besmirched with problems. They 're snapped up by tion such as Harvard. "I am worried that we may not be able to find "This is Baruch College; it has a mandate from first-rate people for that department," she said. the best schools. " the State to educate the people ofthe city ofNew Lewin's resignation follows on'the heels oftwo York," said Lewin...It does not have a mandate of the department's tenured professors: Harrison fessor of Sub-Saharan African - history. The to be Harvard University. Part of that mandate is Tucker and Henry Wilson, Jr. advertisement states that successful candidates A decision was made to transfer these two posi­ "must possess excellent teaching skills and will tions, called "lines," to the English department be expected to maintain an active program of "This is Baruch and history department. published scholarly research." The Black and Hispanic studies department Todd said that he has no idea why his depart­ College; it has a man­ offers no major. Students can choose to minor in ment received one of the lines. With 50 full-time Black studies, Hispanic studies or Black and faculty, the English department constitutes date from the State to Hispanic studies. However, few classes are approximately one quarter of the entire offered each semester, and the ones that are Weissman School ofArts and Sciences. educate the people of offered tend to be repeated each semester. According to Todd. Black studies departments Lewin said that efforts to create inter-discipli­ were developed to address under-representation the city ofNew York. It nary classes with the English and history depart­ of minorities in colleges and universities and in ments, as well as with the political science academia. But there is difficulty in hiring quali­ does not have a man­ department and the School of Public Affairs, fied Black professors, he said. "'We have had dif­ were ignored. But both Todd and Chase, who ficulty in the past in hiring Black professors with date to be Harvard was chairperson of the history department until the standards we require," said Todd. "They're she became the college's provost in Jan. 2000, snapped up by the best schools." Todd said that University. " said that they never seriously discussed such Blacks are looking to other fields. such as law, measures with Lewin. where they can make more money. "English to teach. Part ofthat mandate is to make sure that "He said he had some ideas, but it never came department salaries are relatively low;' he noted. the students are not alienated- that someone to anything more thpn that," said Todd. "I think However, the English department has had no cares about them." he was involved with problems in his own shortage of applicants for the vacated position. Todd, on the other hand, does not think that too department." Specifically, Todd said that there is According to Todd, the department has already ·0~·Jl1:··!f;~i0!.!,I1!!1i:i!Ji·JI\P;~·~!!::.'SJ2Jf·:rJ:!!21~J.!!.:1,:-!;-=:;:·;;Nt!?i{.'~?;;)?~>\ ~!l much emphasis is placed scholarly w_ork. a lack of communication within the department. received between 30 and 40 applications. 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,: ------_....._------_._------,~-----_.------~ 4 TICKER NEWS DECEMBER 11, 2000 TICKER NEWS DECEMBER 11, 2000 5 Administration Dissaproves :Sleeping Students H~te Continue from front Christian Board Scarred With • deployed every hour after 12 am, the normal By Adam Ostaszewski through flyers that read in bold let­ "I would expect students to be more closing time, to count heads. The undertaking News Editor ters: "Can a Jew be for Jesus?" Many open to different religions, contro­ yielded the following results. of the flyers were found to have the versial speakers, and controversial The average amount of students at any given On Thursday Nov. 9, the bulletin following words hand-written on points of view," said Canagarajah. point in time was 64, with lows in the twenties, board outside of room 1447 of the them in response: "What were the "Just as I would expect Christians to and the highs around 150. It was assumed that 360 PAS building was set on fire. Apostles?" tolerate an atheist, or Hindu, or ifthe library would be open 24 hours a day this Both the bulletin board and the room Chalco indicated that the Christian Muslim. Similarly, 1 would expect semester during finals, it would only be the first are shared by three Christian organi­ organizations would have liked to Jews to tolerate a fellow Jew who and second floors. zations: the InterVarsity Christian have attended the meeting held by thinks differently." This week, Sara Garibaldi was surprised to Fellowship, Chinese Christian Hillel, but couldn't because they had Canagarajah raised concerns about \ hear via a rumor, that the library might not have Fellowship, and the Korean Christian their own meeting at the same time. how the Baruch community might any extended hours during finals. "I would Fellowship. At press time, no sus­ Several members of Hillel came in react to incidents such as this. "If have preferred to hear this news directly from pects have been identified. on Nov. 16 and requested to meet there is a pattern of incidents like the administration instead of through a rumor," "It's disturbing to know that in an with speaker Sofaer before the meet­ this. then it might make the students said Garibaldi educational setting someone would ing started, according to Chalco. The less open to controversial point of "There are no givens in terms of services," do that," said Luz Rodriguez, assis­ members, who apparently already view, and that would affect the spirit said Arthur Dowing, Chief Librarian. "Each tant director ofStudent Life. knew Sofaer, also requested litera­ of free thinking and dialogue year, we make a budget and decide what is The board was burned in the late ture so that they take it back to their between people from different most important for the students," he said. afternoon between 5p.m. and 6p.m. counter-meeting and discuss it. faiths." said Canagarajah. The budget is tight, and keeping the library Rodriguez discovered the fire just Sofaer denied them literature for that Members of IVCF seem very con­ open 24 hours a day is costly with respect to the Students steep in the -reading room of the Newman library. Administrators complain that students abuse the extended library hours during after it had been put out by security. purpose, but instead offered to return cerned about the incident, and have number of people using it. It involves both finals. (Photo Vanessa Witenko) -. "1 was going to the ladies' room and to Baruch and attend one of their strengthened their faith in response. library and security staffto be on duty, in addi­ when I was near the staircase, I meetings during club hours. Sofaer ~'We were shocked but we under­ Earlier this week Provost Myrna Chase, gave the couches and armchairs, with sheets and pil- to drive here and parking is easy. The library is tion to other costs involved in keeping the smelled the smoke, so I went down to was not extended an invitation. stood the spiritual significance of it:' a status report on the situation for this semester. lows brought from home. A group of students a better atmosphere to study in than at home," building open, such as electricity and climate investigate." The incident, if in fact done inten­ said Chalco. "We were encouraged to "As of now its uncertain. We are scrambling took over the Engleman Reading room, and he continued. Christian flyers burned on the bulletin board outside of room 1447, in control. Rodriguez immediately knocked on tionally, raises issues ofreligious tol­ know that the word ofGod was being like hell to find the money," she said. Currently hindered attempts to clean it for a week. The Although the library is the most logical place 360 PAS. Baruch's Christaln clubs fear this to be more than a prank. "The question that we have to ask ourselves, the doors of the adjacent club rooms erance. In a school that has been set forth one way or another. and it looks like she has been convinced by room had to be roped offand cleaned due to the for students to study during finals, there are (photo/Azalea Chalco) is whether or not a large enough group is being in an effort to obtain more infonna­ recently declared the most diverse in there was an attraction to Jesus at Downings and others in the administration, not bad smells that the group had produced. Even other options. Chase suggests that maybe a served," said Downing This does not seem to .tion. According to her, people in the around the school, were announcing dent is currently on file with Baruch the nation, religious tolerance is of Baruch." to keep the library open. It is not only because then the students grumbled. couple ofclassrooms would suffice the demand be the case. Despite these costs, the administra­ area had smelled the smoke, but had a meeting with Jews for Jesus repre­ Security as a hate crime, according to upmost importance. according to "We saw it as a spiritual battle. and of the small number of students in the library, Student Karl Boulware agrees with the for all night studies at school. The honors tion is willing to allocate resources to make this not come out to check it out. "I think sentative Josh Safaer on Thursday, Chalco. Though he could not reveal Canagarajah we're just going to go forth in the but mainly because oftheir misconduct administrators. "Its really bad that those who lounge, in the 23 street building is another possible. They believed that it is important to that students who were around there Nov. 16 during Club Hours. The any further information, Assictant According to those present during the extend- want to study have to deal with people having alternative venue. offer students an opportunity to study peaceful­ at the time should have took the time meeting, which was supposed to be a Director of Security John Siotkas ed hours last semester, almost no students com- slumber parties." The decision lies in the hands ofthe students. ly. to investigate the smell, at least for Thanksgiving event, was to be held told The Ticker that "the matter is "There aren't enough students actively plied with the ban against eating and drinking Although there are students who abuse the Chase, who ultimately makes the decision. jointly with the IVCF, CCF and KCF. being looked into." engaged in studying for it to be worth it," said in the library. That was the least of the prob- library, it is a necessity to get through finals for expressed that she is still willing to approve the "I can't believe that "I can't believe that at Baruch The complaint, which was written Dowing, who stayed in the library until two lems. Many students, some clearly intoxicated, a handful of students. Their comments mainly extended library hours for this term, but only if College, in such a diverse environ­ by IVCF Faculty Advisor A. Suresh arrived at the library after a night out to sleep in deal with the study time lost commuting. "1 like she had some kind of assurance that students 0'clock last semester, to observ e the ongoings. at Baruch College, ment, that this would happen," said Canagarajah, stated that the flyers "The purpose of the service provided is the armchairs, instead of going home. Others to study in the library late at night," student would behave if given the privilege to. "I want IVCF President Azalea Chalco. announcing Sofaer's "have been the unclear," he continued. simply moved in, making makeshift beds out of Joseph Trezza comments, "1 doesn't take long to see some good behavior," she said. in such a diverse "We're a group of Christians, and direct targets." The complaint also this was the first time that we had a called the burning a "bias attack" and environment, that Jewish person speak at our meeting, urged Security to "take appropriate this would happen. " so we consider it to be an anti-semit­ action to punish the parties con­ ic attack." cerned." Director of Student Life Carl "Someone was apparently upset by safety purposes," said Rodriguez. Aylman disagrees. "Since it only the particular event," said Jesse Berger, Station Manager of happened on those two flyers on that Canagarajah, referring to the meeting WBMB, was one ofthe only students bulletin board, I don't know if I with Sofaer. "It's a controversial. to actually see the fire..She hac! b~~_ would describe it as a biased inci­ organization. There might have been ~ in the Chess Room right next door, den!," saId' AYlman~·~AYlman· werit- on . many -pafties--tipsel-lfy-that 1dnd of- -.. YEARBOOKPHOTOS and discovered the fire after hearing to say that if it there had been a controversy," he continued. its crackling sound. Right after she repeated targeting of the Jews for Promotion for the Nov. 16 event came out. security came over to Jesus flyers throughout the school, had begun as early as the beginning extinguish the fire, and Rodriguez there would be more reason to sus­ ofOctober, during Club Fair. Chalco showed up right afterward. pect such motives. had spoke to Jeannette Shuck of "It happened exactly two minutes When Chalco and IVCF member Student Life during the Club Fair after Angelo left, so whoever did it Nancy Fang went to the Office of about the event. Jeannette expressed must have been waiting for him to Student Life to obtain more informa­ that she was not in favor of the Jews Monday-Thursday leave." said Burger, referring.to tion about the burning, Aylman for Jesus representatives coming, but Angelo Santiago, Custodian of the directed them to write a formal com­ recognized that she could not stop Student Center, whose office is also plaint to Director of Security Henry them. in the same area McLaughlin, and report the event to The Hillel Club, one of Baruch's Dec 4th-7th The act of arson, which is being The Ticker. Jewish organizations, held a Hillel flyer for scheduled meeting. De purpose of the meeting was to called by some a hate crime, caused A formal complaint was filed with "counter-meeting" on the same date both security and Student Life on and time. The meeting had been pub­ question the faith of the Jews for Jesus. A Christian student wrote several flyers to be burned. The fly­ ''What were the Apostles?" In response. 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Check For some of you, all your friends or the latest bestseller (The Poisonwood your independence and the excellent mass tran­ out www.smarttix.com for ideas. might have already gone or will SOOl} be dis­ Bible, The New New Thing, and Fear and sit system at your fingertips. Conjure up your persing to their various homes. Maybe for the Loathing in America.i - whichever suits your inner wanderer, hop on the Metro-North or Take a lesson. Piano. Guitar. French. Audio first time in your tire, you will be alone for the fancy. New Jersey transit and spend a day or two engineering. Always wanted to learn. but no holidays. exploring the plethora of small towns sur­ time to try? Well, now there's no excuse. Alone, what a silly word to use in a Go to a cemmuniry event. No matter what rounding the city that you never even knew city of eight million people. You are not, and community you live in there's bound to be existed. 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Congratulations to everyone who is Name: Eugene have family stuffto take care of. In the summer, graduating!!! If you have any comments or Major. Finance I'm scrambling to go away as soon as finals are topic suggestions email me. I promise I'll write " ,t 'f • th' I b Status: Graduating Senior over. back! Until then, study hard and kick ass on r9VI9Ws In moVies, mUSIC, 'eater, CU:S, your finals! Then enjoy the break. just don't do Q1: Finals equate to a lot Name: George ~ .~~ anything I wouldn't do... (and that gives you a of studying and a lot of Major: Finance :q Q I: Since it's your last lot of leeway...) Ciao! torture. I wake up at two Status: Lower Junior ch~ce to prove yourself, ~·:~erreceived mail regarding in the morning, -go to the you have to study. The J8$t:~:Feat.Ures·topic? fashion. and entertainment news. Library, and study until Q I: Finals mean stress, fact of the matter is that my final, Its all about .and not being happy. the results either make or cramming and making it just in time. 1bey also mean staying, break your grade. Ifyou Q2: Yes I use the library during finals, as do in and a lot ofreading. work I1anL you will do well...... _...... - -- - didri~t most busy people- Ithas-to be open 24 hours a -1:-- os. I even' Q2:- No, bUt'l knOw 'that'-peopfe'-'with -busy -'-lllll1_m~~~~~!: day during this period. In fact, it should be open know that it was open 24 schedules rely on it being open.' In a commuter 24 hours a day during midterms too. hours a day; its my first semester here. That's school like ours, its very important. Q3: Time to party! I'm going to go on vacation great though! Its much easier to study in the Q3: Take a deep breath and sigh out of relief also; probably South Beach, and Vegas. Then library than at home, since there is no phone that my life can go back to normal. I'm going ~ DI5[OUI~ to enjoy the upcoming holidays the best I can. GET YOUI (II\fI(E TO III COOL (iN fa when 1get bored, I'll get a job, there. Q3: I going to catch up with friends, party. Su·ccess of the 2000 Accounting Fall Banquet & lIt Ire il.1ide•.,ds fa d.4ilaJllb By Vafa Kaykov transition into the real world Even though all Contributing Writer in atteildance wore business attire, the atmos­ phere ofthe event was very casual. Thursday, November 3~ 2000 ...... pt tItI .tl.1tuttatd... IIYC starting at noon, Baruch Students experienced Opening remarks were made first by "'ta the what it felt like to be part of a business envi­ the coordinator of event, Delara Abbasova, ronment. The Accounting Society together followed by the three presidents of each asso­ with Beta Alpha Psi and NASA organized the ciation as well as a short presentation by the .~ Fall 2000 Accounting Banquet, which was held chairman of Stan Ross Department of ·.·....m"11.., mllillllDllils in tile Conference Center. Accountancy, Dr. Steven Lilien. After the brief greetings, all went to mingle, network and eat. This event takes place every semes­ ter and is very special because it brings Students bad the opportunity to meet ...... 1111 .. rar FIr,tidd 4i1mllh accounting and business students together to and network with 40 representatives from Big -- network with business professionals. In addi­ Five fInDS such as Arthur Andersen LLP~ Ernst tion to their college experience and business & Young LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Deloitte & Touche LL~ and KPMG LLP. Also a _ education, this banquet prepares them for a CCOUIltmg ety IS an orgam- ...... 1i~1D present were representatives from midsize . • · .. iltratlldllll.W pllD zation that was-established in 1968 with the .. "IRS, 1811. · accounting firms, financial institutions such as purpose of preparing a culturally diversified Goldman Sachs & Co., Prudential and govern­ group ofstudents for the business environment ment agencies such as the Federal Bureau of This makes the society a 'rainbow organim­ ~ Investigation, Mf~ Department of Taxation .. . .. tion.' It has grown professionally as well as in . ... .dIIl.1IL and Finance and many, many more. The titles numbers by conducting weekly, meetings. of the representatives ranged from recruiter to Owing Spring 2000 we. adopted the motto partner to vice president, so as to provide stu­ "Careers Start Here;" and we want you to see dents with a broad view ofeach company. how your career will grow upen joining the Accounting Society- As the Accounting Society's presi­ dent, I am proud that this event went success­ If anyone is interested in knowing fully.· Two hundred people attended and hope­ more about our organization or joining us, you fully enjoyed the event as much as I did. I want can leave us a message in our mailbox ~ to thank all my officers for being part of this Student Life, room 1512, or e-mail as at and event Delara Abbasova for coordinating it. [email protected]. All business (froin right) Vafa KayIcDv and AbnIvI AboIsI I hope that our future Accounting Banquets (student) networIdng with B....r II.S. majors are welcome. We have no GPA require­ will be even better with the help ofall the stu­ KIlondker, Delaille • Touche UP. (pIWJtOI ments and no membership fees. We exist to dents who benefit from them. yata 1CaykoY. represent ~ts.

.'...... 10 TICKER EDITORIAL DECEMBER 11, 2000 TICKER OP-EDS--.DOCEMBER 11, 2000 11 Et, To Brute? Students of Final Thoughts Baruch Semester is almost at an end and the finals and columnist writer of Call and Response. "He thought that the leadership wasn't significant enough. " He, being ourmuch Hubert Reyes, •...... Editor-in-Chief Intllis. $bOrtframe oftime 'with this college, are approaching. time for me to sit back and Africa is BeautifuL She has done a wonder­ .hav~.~.:.~:.a·vety·-simp1e::.conclusionafter ticker eic(@baruchcuny,edu I· '- loved and respected President, Ned Regan. The words were spoken by Provost - ~ summarize this three months. I carne in as ful job by puzzling our mind with different a~rtdi~g··ivl()Pre\f:iQtlssch()Ols m.the past. your Acting Op-eds editor with the promise questions. Amazing \vhat she thinks 0 f Myrna Chase in an effort to explain Regan S actions in ask!ng former Black and Vanessa Singh Executive Editor BarucitCoUege is·by .far the greediest, most of delivering a Bang! This goes without when she gets in her zone. l::~.~\.:.~.:.~;.~.~l.::t.:>::~.:~:::.: Hispanics Studies Chair Arthur Lewin to resign. [email protected] saying that I delivered several. unorgaaized, and bureaucratic school I have • How can I forget.... rnv. sweet. innocent, verv- everencountered. I speak purely from mypoint ~ -' '.. First. with the piece titled. "Rumors of a good Features editor. Jasleen Rana? She did How thoughtful ofour President, his concern for the department has led him to Graceann Hall Managing Editor of view;theput on the department itself Apparently it is known, by a selectfew, that the depart­ thosc pcop'cs opinions. You can welcome. Iuck to you in the real world. [email protected] Why are there so many professors. most of ment is under duress and it will only be a matter oftime before itfalls apart com­ rebut. refute and/or dismiss them. Julie Adams. Well. what can I say about my whom have no teaching licenses and have no Then. I movcd on to ditfcrent styles. dif­ beautiful red hair Julie. except that she instructing capabilities. being brought in to pletely. Vanessa Witenko News Editor ferent subjects. letting my very capable and funny as hell and knows how to write. Too teachonly part-time? They come tothe school 1 [email protected] co ntroversial writer, Menachcm Green hit But wait-The BlackandHispanic Studies department is beingaided by the noble bad. you lost your British accent. it would teach for one semester to get paid I guess I ly need summer credits even beallowed to take \OU with "Racial Profiling" A story that had . -. have been real coo I to listen to that del ight­ wouldn'treally give a damn either. Apparently,' courses elsewhere on permit? If so, how many #... Chair of the English department John Todd and the former Chair ofthe History Jasleen Rana Features Editor so much controversy surrounding it. that it ful accent. it's just too bad for us. thousands of permits will the school allow? [email protected] had a philosophy professor. which was department, now Provost, Myrna Chase. Thank you to all the writers and all the edi­ Another.concern 1 have, is the chaos that is And how much additional time and paperwork Jewish, dedicate a whole class on it. My. tors in the Ticker. revolving:-aroundoor~:soollto·be()Peaed,new:·wm·theregistrar~soffice.need to handle evalu­ Franck Mongbe ...... •.....Op-Eds Editor my. my ~ Aren't we special '? lol. I believe "[Lewin] said he had some ideas, but it never came to anything more than that, " The next trio of girls is as wild as they academiccemplex.Lhave been hearing several ating all ofthese credits? With only two main [email protected] that everyone has a talent of some sort and come: rumQrsnotjustfromstudents butvarious .{ac-peol'leworkingthe credit evaluation process. it said Todd, in reference to Lewin s efforts in creating inter-disciplinary classes rnv friend's talent is creating beautiful con- Mav-Lina Tianza. thank you for evervthin z . - -' ., .,- ulty-nlemb(:rs>that'there Will not-even· be .is really a miracle that anyone has ever gradu­ Dara A. Abrams ...... • Business Editor troversv that would make the school ao out -- between the English department and the History department. you've written for me. Sorry. if we did not enQuih·toom5nthetmildi~toaccommodate .atedfrom this school on time. [email protected] of their- mind. trying to dissuade what- is get fucked-up together but it will happen every911~>it..sul?IJ(>Sedlyilltendsto.lknewthat. Lastly,lamjust curious to know what has Ah-ha! So now we're back to blaming the department. What needs be understood there and what does exist. "Hey Mike, keep soon. LOL the18th:$f.~~tijuikljngw~slost~blltlwastotal- beenor is beingdone aboutthese problems that Dave Martinez ...... •.. Arts Editor up the good \vork ' .. is that although it has been said that there are measures being taken to increase the Taco, love vou. I absolutely adore your Jyunawareithat:tbe> 26th .StreetPASbuilding .'l-amsure Jay in many students' minds. Where [email protected] From poli tical bouts \.... ith the president to - '- energy. I wish I could go on like you. Girl. wasalSQ:l()s(>laIso'lteard througbJhgrapevine' is our studentgovemment? Whataie they strength of the department, positions within it are being moved to other depart­ me --going fishing- for a few issues. I've you're beautiful. ments, namely the English and History departments. Jeffrey Belsky Arts Editor attracted a crowd of loud mouths and so Nelly Neira. I am getting to know you and J [email protected] called "ethical activists". I do not hate or like what I see. One thing I learned about $i.~I~~i~~=gE·~~I.:t~~;=1:7:~ri~i~t;~~~~ hold anv ill feelings towards any of vou no you after reading your last piece is that you Makes you wonder? Ifthis is what helping is like then we would. hate to see what .; - .,- entails backstabbing. Rob Hidalgo .•...... Arts Editor* matter how much we seem to argue on the like to take risks and it is certainly a quali­ [email protected] different issues in the Op-eds. All I can say ty that we need in our writers here in the According to our ever-available President, the lack ofleadership in the depart­ is that this semester was very interesting. So Op-eds but always do it with astuteness. Nicole Lovell.•...... Copy Editor do not worry for a repeat next semester To Luz Rodriguez, Carl Aylrnan, Student ment is to blame. Our President, being the resident expert in leadership, would [email protected] because I'm guaran damn teing you that you Life office Staff and all the wonderful aboutthanks..tbourwonderfuls,avior,.thenew comehere .in.the first place. So, when you're will have a BANG! Security guards, thank you for being helpful know. / ~~i19.igg~.~~.J~~9~plaIln.i~.g~do>when .stuck.ctheIeast.youcan 00 is just speak your Celine Ruben-Salama..•...... •.Copy Editor* I would Iike to thank the fol lowing peo- during this very stressful semester. oIlly.or~:Slttllmersessj(Jnjsofferedthis After all it is he that has made his presence known to the faculty and the rest of [email protected] upcom-mind; which is what.l have finally decided to ple: ing-ye~.t:~ijti*jacn:l1y:js:·~sferring"<"do~· and .ili~k·you·Tor taking the time to read the administration-Actions speak louder words and there has not been a dearth of My very good friend. sometimes mentor Franck Mongbe to.the~Wpatac*?·\Villst:ud~QlStbat.·desperat~-.....'·.• this, Michael Ferrarella ...... •.....•.Copy Editor* '::::::::~:?::}::}~:~:}~:~:}}:::'::::::::::~:::~:::~::::::::'::::::::::>:::::':::::::':::::::::::~::::'::.::::::-;:::=::::::::::::;::::::::::<:::::;:.;:::::;;.;::::::::'>'::::::.:~'::: .• .x-: questionable actions by our resident whipcracker. 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be known by every one it is hardfor those in the light to deny or at leastforget them, Jessica Rubenstein Business Manager" lest they be the ones tofeel the sharp crack ofthe whip. Jessica_Ticker@hotmai/.com

Ta-li Dvir Webmaster* From The Desk ofThe Editor [email protected] Julie Mae Dojillo Graphic Designer Another semester has come and gone and we, the staff of the Ticker, have labored over four jdojil/[email protected] months to bring you, the readers, whether students or administrators, ~s quality a newspaper as *Denotes acting we were able to produce. ~ I understand that there were times when the paper was not what it could have been but instead TEAM TICKER of offering you excuses we kept on working and as the semester went by the relatively small Production staff offive that laboriously worked at the beginning ofthe semester eventually grew to a c1ose­ Hubert Reyes, Dara A. Abrams, Bryan Fleck, Vanessa knit staffof 18. Singh, Shan-san Wu, Adam Ostaszewski, Franck Mongbe, Jeffrey Belsky, Dave Martinez, GraceAnn The learning process was rough, as most ofthe editorial staff, including myself, were new to Hall. Vanessa Witenko. Davi Rangsiratankul, Julie the positions t were bestowed upon us. We have learned the ropes and we have suffered Mae Dojillo, Nicole Lovell, Jasleen Rana, Celine through many i ts an the bumps and bruises have been for naught. Ruben-Salama, Rob Hidalgo, Michael Ferrarella We are obli t d to bring you a newspaper that will not only be ofinterest to everyone but will Senior Staff -- once again serve to magnify the voice ofthe students. Sarah Ashfaq, Bryan Fleck. Hasani Gittens, ljeoma We thank those ofyou who stuck with us through the thin, that first 8 page paper, and thethick, Matthew, Ovid Sanders, Julie Adams the combined 32 pages ofThe Ticker and The AsyIurn that have been put out since then. Contributors Good luck on your finals and we'll see you next semester. Patricia Antonez, Shaun Rarnsingh, Courtney Stewart. Tribulation, Menachem Green. Winnie Chang. May­ Ling Tianga.,Gennady Gruman, Oded Ofek, William Sincerely, Wang. Alwyn John Hubert Reyes Editor-in-Chief Photography The Ticker is published weekly, by The Ticker editorial staff at: 360 Park Ave. South Room 1522 .. New York. NY 10010 All work except printing is done by Baruch undergraduate and gradu­ • ~I ate students, All typed and signed contributions and letters, accompa­ nied by a disk, ace welcome, and should be mailed ID the above "They are not leaders, butfollowers, whojust want address (or E-mail address), Our office is open during regular school hours. Any display or advertising questions should be directed to the to continue theirfiefdom. As a result, they are Advertising Manager at the above address.

harming the institution," Editorials-on thu page represent the views o/The Ticker editorial staff. Please direct al/ inquiries to: [email protected] -.ArthurLewin, you can reach us at (2/2) 802-6800 Professor ofBlack andHispanicstudies, on~Ba,uCh.adtnilliYtrtitors·. Established in 1932 ... of the individual writers, anddo not necesSarily represent the opinions ~f The TICker editorial S~. ~TIcker accepts only L--- The o~1IUOns~ressedo~ ~e Op-Ec:t pages arere~750 wordsfrom Baruch College students. Publication ofOp-Ed articles is contingent. ~pon ~ editonal board vote. ~te~ typewritten and Signed opiruon pieces of ~o mo .gned. Unsi eel letters will not be pub1ished..However, when appropriate, nam~ will be Withheld upon request..Wnters ~ .IJ:'I\,j":'~ r~rl'.-:"~l.'l~~ .~":~~'"lJTI·"," Cj:"l'-'I"~",'':l'' ~(."':l·I~I::' ~.~="')~<-i ~):1.1.):ii:.' must be no more that 350 words, ~tten and 51 All-.I-:!:- su~ toeditifta.foio.:~and clarity.. Address all opmionpieces and letters to the Op-Eds editor. ~ •_ _. •__ ~ _- •••• -. , .. _... \A .... - .~ .....~ ;,".''-,<.. .-.1. c:!Lt•••.,:.'·\,'1 .,!L ..!,.> ;1/\ i ..... cf:. 1) __, __ • -- - -e,__ a. __ _ .. -. _,. . ._-.....-\6 ___ should provide day and evening telephone numbers. :MoWU~ns arevr-...... 00·· ~. ..' ..

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::: t.: .:~ Ca ....-..;«" Final Thoughts I would like to first start off by thanking our you guys have the nerve to trash the Ticker? great Op-eds editor, Franck Mongbe. It has Some of those mistakes have been made in my lIM. ~. been a great pleasure to work underneath him articles too, but I .never complained. I know ~ ~<: ~ and he is probably the only editor that would that it is hard work to run a paper and you guys print any of my articles. Franck has not only need to understand that too. You should try been a great editor but he is a real cool friend writing some time. too. The op-eds is a place where you can write The semester is finally coming to an end and about anything you want to. It is a tool where the only thing that I will miss about school dur­ you can be heard; a tool that a lot more of you ing our break is writing for the op-eds. I chose should utilize. The Governor of Minnesota. to write for the op-eds because I wanted my Jesse Ventura. in his book "Do I Stand Alone?" , voice to be heard. In general, I like to explain wroteuntil a few'. decades ago. the media the side that has no voice in controversial served us today the media only serves them­ issues. I know that some of you may not have selves:' However, on the contrary, the Ticker EsmUca Caceres (Giraffe Hotel) agreed with me on some or all of my takes on never ceased.. to serve its students. It has been .-: ". issues. I really do not care whether you agreed "The StudentsVoice- Since 1932. with me or not. as long as my voice was heard.. Although some of you may not be looking Jason Fabon (DVD Player) which I feel it was. forward to reading my articles next ...... !.~. Writing for the op-eds has been a great expe­ semester. I guarantee you that I will still be Yanfang, .Chi (DreamCast) ~ rience for me. an experience that I would never writing them for you. See you . want to forget. It has left a great impression on next semester. my life. I know that there have been a lot of Mark Ortega (Knicks TICkets) grammatical errors throughout the paper but Menachem Green Carf" louis (movie tickets) '> • Final Thoughts Shantala Menon (movie tickets) Ifyou want to speak your mind with no The media's rushed judgement on November Governor Bush as the winner of Florida's 23 write in Op-eds, most likely because the restrictions, exercicee your freedom of speech topics we give speak on might be too contro­ 7th (Election Day) to declare.the winner of the electoral votes and therefore the president elect Bac..Ha Vo (mOvie tickets) to the utmost, then write for the Ticker (No. versial. For instance. what other college .~ -, presidential elections has put our country into a with the total 270 electoral votes needed to no one paid me to say that. Actually I don't paper tackles hot and steamy topics Iike constitutional crisis. The media and political WIn. get paid at all). Well then, who am I? I am "Pop-quiz" does or bring about such sensitive Nikkisha Nixon (movie tJckets) junkies think they know better than the average Again, it was only 9901«> ofthe polls reporting. one ofthe recent writers to join the op-eds topics as suicide and racial profiling to the voter. Over the past several years, the media's Later, the media retracted their call of Bush as section ofthe ticker for which I have enjoyed surface? The answer is-none but our very own credibility has sunk down and is still sinking the winner and they said the race is too close to writing for immensely. Writing here has not Ticker. Yes, our grammar might not be that Amanda Romero (mo"Jielickets) down. because of their false predictions and call. only given me a chance to meet new people great but hey, we aren't exactly English rushes to judgment. As there are many legal suits in Florida yet to but also given me the opportunity to give my majors! We are just college students trying to A~f,aid Hartun~an Deket.s·~ On election night at around 7:30 PM before be settled, I hope the election is resolved fairly (OOlllOOV.' :1 olub _ ~ opinion on topics and issues that might inter­ express ourselves and be heard! So ifyou got all the votes were counted, they declared Al and quickly. One last advice to the media is for est not just myself but others as well. I know I the balls to say it, write it in the ticker! Gore as the projected winner of Florida's 23 them to redeem themselves or else history will am not alone when I say this: other colleges 8erdar BoJukcu (comedy club tickets) electoral votes. Later on. the votes were taken not be kind to them. might have never printed half the things we Nelly Neira away from Gore to "undecided:' ...... ,. ~: • .A< .IirIfti... ·/~~A:;t. The media did not learn from their first false Kwaku B. Benkyire tfWW.·poI~:.~Dl/~·~ prediction. At around 2:35 AM, they declared Independent Political Activist Yet Another Final Thought

Over the course of this fall, I've seen a Bye metrocard," you might understand Words of Flame (often vivid mix of viewpoints on the where my inspiration stemmed from). It same subje~t). in. the op-eds .section. It . w as a Iiberating experience - putting my In recent weeks,' I have been hearing that a is that it is the arts section ofthe Ticker. How . seems that authors really put in thought thoughts on paper and knowing that some­ new. unknown, and probably undesired English can we dispute the fact that the Asylum is ~~~ ~ ~ ~ .~ ~. ~ ~;.. .~ '~ ~,.. ~..;~~~ and time composing their pieces. Some one will eventually read it. I wasn't aware ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ . .~" Club has been badmouthing the Ticker and the ~~ ~.,....:. 'g ~ ..Q~. gJ<'~ ~.. };~ sometimes the extra punch needed for' its carri­ ~ m~ ...~ ~~ ~ C·' ::e.. ~. ~ '.-~' ~ ~ $; ~~ that stand out in my mind are the one then of the readership of our newspaper, ...... $;...,.. ,~~* ~ ~J ~ ~~ ~~# ~ -.;.:-:; x~ :.;. _. ~ ~ ~~ z~ Asylum. So I decided to write this harmless ~~~~~ ~ ~. ~ , $~"" .•~ .-. ~ er to get picked up? We all can reminisce on the .;:~ ~, about getting a bad grade from an unli­ :~~;;ff "*~~.:;~* ~ ~. .:;~.<: '-~~~ ~ ",~... ~ ~ ~:~~~:~~~y but still felt it was worth making a point .. §§ -':); BS ~ n.' ~ ...... note to tell to them to stop. beautiful cover of the Asylum during this censed professor, a white person's view­ (however frivolous it may have been). The Ticker goes through a blasted blizzard to semester where sexy porn star Shayla LaVeaux point on racial profiling, and the first As I soon discovered, quite a few people give you an issue every week. and the fact that was sporting nothing but a low-cut outfit on a message to the president. read the op/eds section in this school. Just you do not appreciate the Ticker staff's effort is chair. "By the way Dave, Jeffrey needs the pic­ I would never have imagined that there imagine my delight when someone fucked-up. I was present throughout the semes­ ture back." the unforgettable tales of the erotic could be such carelessness at Baruch on remarked. "Hey, I liked your piece in the ter and I saw its very slow but certain meta­ writer "The Ninth Tiger:' the versatile cover­ the part of a professor. Shocking, simply Ticker..;" I was on cloud nine! Someone morphosis from a rag paper to a paper ihat dis­ age of a variety of music and movies, the very put. To speak of Franck Mongbe's mes­ thought that my words were worth reading appears three days after it release. Sometimes soap-like stories of Richard Spiropoulos, and sage to Ned Regan, I was pleased with his and gave a few minutes of their life solely mistakes are found here and there in different the poetry pages ofa new wave of writers. frank (how appropriate!) yet respectful to my work. Even total strangers remem­ artieles, but it is not because we are not gram­ So what the fuck more do you want? You manner in addressing him. Good job on bered my name! matically inclined, but simply because of the want the Asylum to become a literary art sec­ * Attention All Students'" the Op/Ed's section. Franck. It is one of I admit I haven't shown the enthusiasm amount of time allocated to edit the different tion? Fuck off. We don't have time for fucking the stronger sections of the newspaper. someone in my place normally would. I do pretenders who are only interested in starting articles we receive. As many of you know. we and definitely the most eloquent. plan to make up for it next semester. Till are all students here at the Ticker and we do the needless talks. You want this shit to become Jean Louis David Salon I wrote my first piece for the op-eds then. looking forward to challenging opin­ more literary? Why don't YOU fucking lend us best we can in very little time. We give you while loitering around production night. It ions from Baruchians and dying to give a hand? Until then. know this: you and your good news. great feature stories. good Op-Eds was my debut at the Ticker and people my tuppence on them... punk-ass bitches can kiss my black ass. Paris Milan Ne'*W' York pieces. and a good business section. Instead of were searching for articles, so I volun­ yapping. why don't you join us? Fucking English Club bullshit You can't even teered. I finished it while on the ride back Jasleen Rana • Deprived of sanity and common sense, the handle the motherfucking madness. in the train (if anyone. remembers "Bye Asylum manages to have a large readership by Bow down to the New muthafuckin' Wave, IS looking for MC>DELSI depriv ing themselves of any moral and ethical bitch. baggage that would only make them lag behind. For so many years. I thought that the Liquid Taco ·~I ~ Asylum was an entity of its own, but the truth Start t·he J::f. 01 'y.Off':. Right!

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By Adam Ostaszewski The nexttask waschoosing the carthey were going A.zteks parked outside of ~e News Editor to market. The group hadto choose from allmodels building..-and -find answers to . made by Pontiac. They decided upon the brand new questions such as 'ttmt brand ~* On Thursday, Nov. 16, Baruch's Advertising and 2001 Aztek, an innovative'"Sport Recreation ofspeakers are in theAztek?" Marketing Campaign class (MKT 5150) held a pro­ Vehicle" or SRV The otherpart ofthe promo , motional event outside ofthe 26th·street building for The class centered on the planning and execution was held simultaneously in General Motors' new S~ the Pontiac Aztek. The of the promotional event Prior to the event.. the room 1422 of the 360 PAS event was called "A November to Remember: group had to conduct market research on i~ ~et building. which is where the Pontiac Aztec Fest," and was the culmination ofthe population as well as call)' out an intensive advertis­ prizes were displayed. In con­ class' semester-long marketing project. The promo­ ing campaign. junctionwith four other clubs­ BaruchAdvises Students on How tion showcased two new Azteks as well as valuable . The group's primary plan was to hold their pro­ the Hasian Club, PRIDE, the prize giveaways. including a two-night hotel Stay. a motional event at Union Square Parkin conjunction Hispanic Society, and the DVD player, and a Sega Dreamcast, with local businesses. However, the plan fell Latino American Student The marketing class, which is taught by Professor through at the last minute because ofan unforeseen Organization- the group held a To Dress Successfully James.Coyle and has ten ~ has never been $25,000 sanitation expense, according to Dagmara party dllring Club HOOrs.-: offered before at Baruch. It is also the first class at Gutorski, a student in the class. The group had only WBMB, Baruch's radio sta­ Baruch to participate in the General Motors two weeks to switch to its contingency plan. which tion, also helped' promote' the serious and you always want to portray that On the other hand. Troy Behrens, manager of By Dara Abrams Marketing Internship (Grv1NII), which preparesmar­ dunged the location to outside of the 26th street event by announcing it on the professional image." college relations at SIEMENS Building keting majors through the experience of marketing building. Business Editor Many times students are denied admission Technologies Inc.-Landis Division in Buffalo air. Group-of students participating in the "Pontiac Aztec Fest," a an actual product- a car, and holding a large-scale "1 don't know if I have ever seen a contingency The event was considered a into job fairs that are held at Baruch, because Grove, Illinois" says he thinks women can promotional event held on Nov. 16 outside the 26th street build­ promotional event for it plan executed better," said Randy Peralta of big successwith over450 pe0­ ing. The event was planned and executed by Baruch'snew As students grow and blossom into juniors they are dressed appear professional Almost 200 other public andprivate four-year uni­ EdVenwre, who was the liaison between GM and ple whoti-lled outthequestion­ Advertisingand Marketing campaignclass(MKT5150). and seniors at Baruch College, they begin the inappropriately. in either skirts or versities throughout the nation are also participating the group, and was in frequent contact with them. naire. and even more that came search for internships, summer jobs and even Although seminars pants. in the G.l\1MI program. including Standford, Boston The following prizes were given away at the to the event but did not fill it out On Monday, Dec. Lenny Ash, coordinator ofthe group, described the lining up jobs after graduation. are given by the "As long as the University, and the University of Michigan. The event: a two night stay at Giraffe Hotel (located at n, the students will have a board meeting with biggest challenge as getting people to work together During this period they become aware of the CDC to prepare pants are part of a internship is structured as a nation-wide competition. 26th and PAS), a Panasonic OW Player, a Sega members ofGM's EastCoast Marketing Division as as a cohesive unit, but as a whole, thought it was a various aspects prospective employers are students for inter- suit and the suit is very enriching experience. with a total of $12.000 up for grabs to the top per­ Dreamcast. and a pair ofNew YOlk Knicks tickets. well as EdVenture representatives to present a final views and their professional Iook- looking for. It becomes obvious in the job forming schools. Additionally, a pairofmovie tickets was given away "The reality of the class is what makes it intense. careers. many peo- ing, that's really all report about what they did and evaluate their perfor- It's not like you can just throw out ideas and not world and in competing for jobs that (despite GMrvfl ismanaged by EdVenture Partners., a com­ each hour. what the commercial says) image is everything. that matters." mance. call)' them out," said Nathan Dweck, who was part pany which develops innovative partnerships In orderto qualify for the prizes, students had to fill "We had a real budget We needed to take the ofthe research unit Appearance is very important. The way you Jeff between the business community and education sys- out a "Scavenger Hunt Questionnaire," which $2500 and build a tremendous amount ofvalue out look, present and conduct yourself on an inter­ Johanningnarn. . terns throughout the nation. Founded in 1991 and "It was both interesting and challenging to work required them to physically look intoone ofthe two ofit," Coyle said, commenting on the challenges of with a non-campus type school· in the middle of view weighs very heavily on the recruiters' cess. director of career based in Berkley, California EdVenture Partners has There are always management ser- the project When the group's primary plan fell Manhattan," said Peralta. "But these students did an decision of considering you as a candidate for worked with over 300 high schools. colleges and vices for the through atthe last minute, he told them straight out: excellent job in pursuing a primary and a contin- employment. universities. bringing corporate partners such as Atternpts by Microsoft to Put Kybosh on University of Texas 'This is asreal as it gets." gency plan for this promotion." Coca-Cola TIME Magazine, Clairol, E*Trade. «: AOL-Time Warner Deal Ex-Students' Coyle spoke very enthusiastically about the bene- Peralta was very committed to helping the event when seeking employment or Saturn and General Motors into the classroom to fits of this class versus other marketing classes. Association agreed create a "cutting edge, hands-on curriculum for stu­ succeed according to Ash. Even thought he was on Coyle, who also teaches another marketing class the road for much of the time. traveling between networking at such events the with Behrens state­ dents." ment that women which is similar to yet very different from MKT many cities. he still made himselfreadilyavailable to studenfs appearance is a rep­ As stated in its website, "Edventure Partners devel­ 5150, remarked., "this one centers on holding an wearing pants on the group. ops innovative industry-education partnerships that actual promotion, whereas the other one is entirely All ofthe students in the class expressed that they resentation ofthemselves and interviews is inap­ provide one-of-a-kind educational value to students hypothetical," had gotten much more from this course than their propriate by saying and educators while reciprocally providing clients in tum on the college that way of judging "Having an actual client brings a tremendous previous courses in marketing. as they were able to with marketing and recruiting access to campuses amount of realism, a tremendous amount of pres- Obviously, before the interviewer actually candidates is "old­ gain a much better understanding ofthe real world. ~ ~ across the COW1tly." sure, and a feeling of-satisfaction that may not be "Prime opportunities of this nature are not often sees a candidate face-to-face the person's fashioned thinking Through GMMI and EdVenture, ProfessorCoyle's run amok." achieved by just presenting to a group ofstudents or presented. The experience obtained fromthis course resume is used to judge them. If this person is class was transformed into a marketing agencywith professo~;' ~d The CDC gives -:M~.:::~. A:::~:·:· ~K~' ~;I:~ Ni:-,-,....: to a Coyle: . rath has allowed the students to collectively implement are fortunate enough to pass the resume pre­ real functions, responsibilies, and challenges. The ":' .\:, ';'.':~ -.-: ':R:i: ".:..; : :: '": ~ ;1._ : '';' G. . Coylealso indicated thatm retrospect. Itwas er .. many points on how screening process, the next step is to meet with class was given a budget of$2500 for the semester. . . havi .. ,. t" Barn h . and execute a successful promotional campaign. mconvenient vmg a car c len smce c IS.. ...L:I~ pvnl,,"nn --thcir-indiv~~vihJ"said the prospective employer, which can either help to avoid running -into TocateO - -~- W-onemaess; tJie-c~1S --.~-p--a~ -7.r Stu~.Braullo~dlna The students began byDrealiliig up infO fuiiCtiOi1a1 Barbara Wilks, Baruch shows how stu- predicaments. When logodesigned by the Ad'iel1tsing-end . In be' fiC'~A' • .: the faJ-I f0200'1 ith Torri Clayton, the group's directoJ ofpcbitc' reJa- or hurt the candidate being interviewed. expected to 0 I;;I~ m 0 , WI . dents should dress for an Interview it comes to inter- departments- advertising. media research. public Marketing campaign class. The group came agam At Baruch's Career Development Center manager 0 f co11 ege . . teach . d c...n.r. Pam Dons. relations. and events. They then came up with a ·up with 360 Degrees Marketing named after Coyle reammg to It an .I:AJ venture (II mers (CDC), located in Room 820 of the 25th Street recruiting at Duke Energy Corp. in Charlotte, views the safest thing is to be conservative. name and logo for themselves: 36()0 Marketing. the 360 PAS building. continuing to mange it However, a differentcorpo­ bldg., the career counselors implore students to North Carolina. says that although her firm Although wearing a pants suit can be profes- ration may be sponsoring the program. dress professionally when going on interviews. doesn't enforce a strict dress code, she expects sional, if it is not an issue for some it is for oth- job fairs or any career related events. interviewees to dress for the occasion. This ers. Try to be as conservative as possible Counselors at the CDC feel that when seeking means that women should not wear a slacks suit "Always find out from employer what the employment or networking at such events the for an interview. dress code is," Tineo says, "and always dress up Pfizer: Big Bad Pharma! student's appearance is a representation of "I'm not saying we would not select someone even if the person interviewing you is not. themselves and in turn on the college. who wore [pants] for a job, but ifI had two pea- because you have to remember they already are;however, it shouldalso benotedthatit costs Pfizer determines whether or not the drug has any clinical dia treatment, mental health maintenance, and broad Ingrid Tineo a Career Advisor at the Career pIe who were neck and neck, my first inclina- have the job". By Ovid Sanders about500 million to bring a drug to market. A drug benefit; ifit works to relieve what it was intended to outreach programs. Development Center says that even ifa student tion would be to hire the person who was The CDC holds workshops on how to conduct Staff Writer grossingless than that by the time its patent expires is or not Ifit does, then an applicatim issubmitted to In the consumer health carefield,the new company dressed more professionally. To me, this would yourself on interviews, researching companies considered a failure. the FDA(usually thousands ofpages long) and the has a large confectionery business., owning such is not sure what the culture of the environment Pfizer is a research based global pharmaceutical say that the person would be able to blend well and on how to dress on an interview. Do's and Drug Celebrex delivers, relief from arthritis pain, company waits for 1-2 years to get approval. househoid names such as Halls, Benadryl, Sudafed. is regarding dressing, "the safest thing is to be company that discover, develops, and markets innov- in most instances at the social functions they don'ts for dressing for an interview are avail- inflammation,and stiffhess. Thedrug has an excellent Approval comes only ifthe FDA is satisfied Ifit is Listerine, Desitin, Schick, Visine, Ben Gay, conservative." She continues by saying, "your ative medicines for humans, . may have to be involved in as a result on their able there at any time. efficacy and side-effect profile, which basicallymeans not, thenthey may request more informatiOO or more Lubiderm, and Barbasol. appearance is a sign of showing you are very Recent numbersindicating a sharp decline in GD~ corporate position," says Wilks. that the drug works really well and has no major side testing, which the pharmaceutical company must Do you want more proofthat Pfizer isan excellent coupled with a speech by Greenspan affirming a effects. 1.5 billion dollars worth oftiledrug wassold comply wi1h. company: The 1999 Pharmaceutical Sales F~ slowed economy make investors ofany caliber fear­ last year. Back: ID Pfizer: Pfizer makes a lot of money and Structure and Strategies Survey found Pfizer's sales ~- ful ofinvesting in the tech sector. Another blockbuster drug in Pfizer's pipeline is the gives a ktofmoney back to the community also; and rqresent3tives to rank first place overall for the past I am a firm believer ofindividual research. butIoffer Business Casual Dress-Leads conun~ anti-erectile--dysfunction drug Viagra that good Bob by I mean the world ccmmunity. Pfizer five years in product knowledge, credibility. and ser­ my ruminations on the world of finance for anyone Dolefurtively endorsed. Thedrug soldjustovera bil­ is well known for its rbiJanthropic programs. The vice. The survey polled 10.000 physicians. Pfizer interestedin what I believe to be an efficient, well run lion dollars in itsfirstyearbut is expected to sell much largtS ofthese is "Sharing theCere," a program that ClD'I'eJ1t1y employs 5,400 sales representatives around global company. more in thefuture. gives uninsured persons treatment with Pfizer's drugs theworld To Job Stress? For an investor seeking a safe-haven in the stock Viagra has also contributed to an increased sale of freeofcharge. 1heprogram has helped overone mil­ In the pastfiveyears,Pfizershares havegenerated a market I see the company Pfizer as a long term hold heartand cholesterol lowering ~ bcx:m IS*! patients lion persms. total ofmore than 690%. Jack Steeg, vice-president for sales at the ing it more difficult to fit into the company Pfizer merged with Warner Lambert halfa yearago By Dara Abrams needing Viagraoften suffer from stiffened arteries and Pfizerhas also donated the Zithromax antibiotic in In 1998, Pfizer's worldwide pharmaceutical sales Internet-partner division of Dell Computer in guidelines. making the company's combined Research and Business Editor other ailments commonly found in people with high large quantities to five developing 00lUJtries wherethe grew at a faster rate than any one of the ten largest Austin. Tex. has decided to hire arr'irnage con­ Companies have learned that if they don't lay Development (R&D) budget 4.7 billion dollars a year. cholesterol. disease isendemic. In 1998, Pfizerjoined the Edna phannaceutical companies and at about three times sultant to help him decide what to wear every­ down specific policies, the words "dress casu­ The company's pipeline (the drugs from its portfo­ Some of the newer drugs in Pfizer's pipeline' McConnell Clark Foundation to found the the rate oftheinduslryas a whole. In today's business world many corporations day. He claims that at first it was easy getting al" can be subject to wide interpretation. lio -those it maintains its patents on and continues to includes: Tikosyn, which helps maintain nonnaIheart Intematicnal Trachana Initialive and 1reated tra­ Fortune magazine named Pfizer one of the most are changing Banana Republic is working with many com­ market and sell) is the industry's broadest when it rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation and choma in poor countties such as the Philippines. admired companies in the world and the most from Business :: ':.'):.:.::': panies on how to advertise business dress wear comes to treating cardiovascular disease. One of Dress to :\:::: . Neutrophil, a drug in phase two trials 1hat can prevent Trachoma is an inherited, curable blinding disease. admired pharmaceutical company. And in January to their employees. those drugs is Norvasc, a medication for high blood brain' damage after a stroke. Other drugs include Pfizer" has also donated tens of millions to the relief 1999, Forbes magazine named Pfizer "Company of Business Casual. :~:: Companies are also trying to make dressing pressure and diabetes. Total sales ofthisdrug reached Inhaled Imulin formula aDTentIy in pI1ase three trials; etfor1s in Turlcey.. Kosovo, VenemeIa, Taiwan. and the year." ~ W~ ~ Pfizer's board as Companies} _fun for their employees. Last October, lP three billion dollars last year. wt1ich worksto reduce the~ofinhaled Indooesia. one ofthe 25 best in the wood, and Working Mother world wide are t Morgan and Salomon Smith Barney had a fash­ Another such drugis Lipitor, which was developed medicine: Zoloft, a posttrawnatic snessdisocder drug Pfizer's merger with Warner Lambert will only ranked Pfizer asone ofthe "100 Best Companies for adopting "Casual ;~j: ion show at Sachs for their employees. and marketed in conjunction with Warner Lambert. (ttutt actually has been found.to have two uses); am increase PfizJ::r's long tenn defemible UllJlditive Working MoIhers." Thursdays" and ] One of the incentives for Pfizer's merging with Zeldox, whichtreats psychotic disorders. Both Zoloft advantage over its co.npetitors which it now main­ In 1999, Pfizer's revenue growth was2

Iacement inappropriate, but what is inappropriate? now picking an office wardrobe has become a requisites for success. lowering drugs is huge due to·its large aging ~ withoot publems. Phase I includes animal testmg, medicaIions wiD be greaL Pfizer is now moving its 1m a PhD. in FII1lUlCe fiurn Stanford. Inthe coming In a changing world of "Dress Down Days" major task. .. . tion. Lipitor 3CCOlUlts for43%ofweddy p-esai~ons --Alonzo Newton Benn done to gauge thesafety ofthedrug. HIV researd1 team to Warner Lambert's internati0n­ months Pfizer'sstock shooJd do nicely. The 10$ of and "Business Casual," who is to say what style The less restnctlve the compan~es have ~ ofcholesterol lowering in theUS. Basically ifthe animals arestillheal1hy after a spec­ ally renowned a-ntI:r. vice-president AI Gore in the ~ race will of dress is accepted or acknowledged by recently adopted was meant to make thmgs eas- It should be noted 1hat the above numbers the are ified amount oftime, the drug moves on to stage n Themeager makesforanexpanded W

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The Baruch .men's basketball team went answered the challenge, The game saw and actually made good shots except for some points and Baruch could not find a 2-1 since the last issue. The Statesmen some great team play from the Statesmen. one - it was one of those shots that if he way to get ahead of the Cougars. The defeated Polytechnic 59-46 and defeated The new guys like Ernie Cappello hit em- hit it, everyone loves him and ifbe misses game literary came down to the wire and .' Stevens Tech 72-63 in .an exciting over­ cial shots and finally it seemed like Lou it then it's a bad play. It was a question- Baruch could not get a steal and wound up time game and then lost a nail biter game Pento had awakened from his shooting -able time to attempt the movesince it was losing -by three 51-48. It should be noted , to Medgar Evers 51-48. The Medgar funk, contributing 14 points. still early in the offense and Rankis had that the officiating stank but Baruch had ." Evers loss was like a double loss since it The Medgar Evers game began with the just called out a play. In Verzosa's its chances and did not make the big or .- was a conference game, the Statesmen's Cougars hollering and dong push-ups all defense, he at least had the gumption to try good play to get over the hump. first this year. over the gym. I immediately got a sense to create which could not be said about These are the worst games to watch Conference games are crucial because that Baruch was slightly intimidated. most of the other players who insisted on because as a spectator, you believe in your :~ they determine the standings at the end of Medgar Evers played a helter-skelter taking shots from the perimeter when the team and see all the many opportunities .\.- the season. Essentially, should a team win game that incorporated SOOle quick traps opportunity to drive was there all night. your team has to take the lead and win and its division, as the Statesmen did last year, at the top ofthe key, but nothing that real- Medgar Evers was in the bonus very then you are let down. Moreover, you then the team does not have to play in the Iy should have rattled Baruch. I thought early in both halves which means that all know that your team is better than the first round - just win two games to win Baruch was in great shape to begin with the Statesmen had to do was get to the free opponent but for whatever reason(s) it is CUNY! This time offcan be huge since it because Medgar Evers, which is know for throw line and knock them down. Baruch not playing up to its potential Sort of like potentially allows a team to regroup or its full court traps, did not dare trap shot a woeful 4-26 from three point range getting a B and not an A- and potentially heal. Baruch out of what I could only assume - a stat line that cannot exist since most of missing graduating with honors. OOPS! I

Additionally, the other teams will likely was respect for the defending champs the shots did not come offofgood action am still mad about that! .~-'., begin to tire after the first round. Surely it ability to break. the presses. But in one of and moreover, the team is nottile kind that But that is exactly the point. that there is is too early in the season to begin to the worst halves that I have seen the can afford to TAKE that many shots, let always the larger picture involved and espouse thoughts of ineptitude, but the Statesmen play - my dear grandma alone miss more than half! The ball did until these Statesmen re-visit that hunger Statesmen must keep everything in per­ could've shot better - the Statesmen notgo inside to the big guys enough - nor- that drove them last year and realize that spective - the team cannot take anything missed countless lay-ups and an array of mally when a team shoots a lotofperime- they cannot afford to give games away, for grantedas this year, more than ever, no jump shots, it became apparent that the tel' shots. it establishes an interiorgarne they will not even be a contender fer the game will be handed to them. They must night might not belong to Baruch. The first. The team tried to get the ball into CUNYAC crown. Still I remain loyal! flat out win and prove that indeed they are Statesmen ended up with a mere 14 points Thomas late in the game and got some See you at the game. still the best! at the half but only trailed. by 10 points. good action. While it is my nature to downplay indi­ In the game against Polytechnic, the The defense was okay in the first half, But still the team is having trouble mak- vidualism in the team sport that is basket­ Statesmen played their entire roster as the with the occasional steal by Verzosa and ing good passes oUi ofthe post, cutting in ball, I must point out thatthe Statesmen game was "put in the books" by the two blocked shots by Tsilogiannis. the sight of the postman when he has the have league leaders in the following cate­ .. starters early on.Th~ score. is.not indica­ What.reaIly di~ the Staresmen in was ball and helpingteammates out when they gories: Scoring - Dave Thomas averages rive of how dominant Baruch was; This their lack of making shots. Baruch got are in trouble offoftraps- The team is. at . 162; RebOUnding game allowed some of the newer players pretty much whatever shotit wanted when times, leaving players out to dJy! - Lou Pento leads the league with 12.2 .;,:-- ...:-.._- -- ".- to get a sense of the plays in game speed it swung the ball or penetrated and kicked The Statesmen actually cu:t Medgar's and Dave Thomas is also in the top ten While the team won, it still did not collec­ Rankis used different combinations of lead to two with about three minutes left with his 7.6; Steals - Oliver Verzosa leads tively show its most capable form. perimeter shooters and nothing worked. in the game. But once again the momen- the league with his 3.6 picks and Free The Stevens Tech game was more of a Verzosa tried to spark the team with his tum shifted to Medgar as Baruch clearly Throw Percentage - John Alesi leads the challenge. for the Statesmen and they strong moves to the hole late in the game lost its composure. M~ reeled off league with his 940/0 shooting. WOMEN'S TEAM STRUGGLES BUT REMAINS OPTIMISTIC At press time, there are no concrete stats played well after getting blown out by for the women's basketball team. That is Hunter 65-18. Hunter is arguably the best to say, I know the record and the gist of team in CUNY. what has happened, but the official box Other notables for the team is that they ., scores have not been submitted to Baruch. continue to rebound well behind the .-.-- The team has not won a game yet but has efforts of Jennifer Iorio who is averaging had some exciting games, including an 12 and Melissa James who is averaging 10 overtime loss to John Jay 69-63. This rebounds per game. The team also has game was the team's first overtime game one ofthe league leaders in steals - Evelin and one ofthe first games to showcase the Urbaez is averaging 4.5. While the team talent and ability of the Stateswomen to has to yet win a game, they are looking competing against ~'opponents. The really good and are capable of playing team was paced by the stellar play of good defense and scoring high numbers ­ Jamees Wright who had 24 points. Even it is just a matter ofputting it all together! more promising is the fact that the team

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[email protected] they would have no job without us. Their pay Since we are on the subject of sucking off could not help the fact that a woman could out stub should read: "your students brought guys. I think Dav id Martinez deserves a little write you. As far as I am concerned, May-Ling attention. I impressed at the fact that out of has larger set of testicles than vou could ever I have never been so insulted in my life. this paycheck to you." Maybe that would teach am a ~ . The Cake-Boy lets the world know that he IS them a little something about respect. all the Editors I have told off, Mr. Martinez IS have. You also stated that I was originally angry and that he is not going to take it any­ Speaking of respect. I was alarmed and dis­ the only one to actually say something to me In exposing the underbelly of the Baruch College more. Mister David Martinez, you sir, are a lit­ mayed at the fact that there is a student in this a public manner. Now, he knew that I was Community. I have always been doing that. but tle fool, and I will deal with you in a moment. extraordinary school of ours that has an issue going to make mince meat out of him after he you only take notice of the small remarks I I must first inform my children about some­ with her boyfriend watching porno. Ifyou read wrote that little blurb on me, and that is \"hat have made concerning your homosexuality. thing a bit more important than your scrubby­ last issue of the Ticker ..vou would have seen impressed me so much. Mr. Martinez. I have Listen. Mr. Martinez. I have accepted your sex­ ass. several people giving advice to some chick that penis: therefore I am guy. I know this is the uai preference and you should too. So Powder the term is finally coming to an end and I is having problems with her boyfriend watch­ reason why you didn't mention the fact that Boy. If.vou want to try. and start with the mas- am a bit dissatisfied with the way this semester ing pornography. First of aIJ, you dumb cunt, you want my cock in your mouth. I can write ter then go ahead. I will lav down the law has turned out. I spoke several times about the you have no reason to be questioning your circles around you. Mr. Martinez. so the next against your sore ass. w ay that the faculty in this bloody school seem boyfriend. Last time I checked, men still run time you write something maybe you should Who is the master? The Master ofOp/Eds to think that we are all mindless little infants shit around here. You should be fulfilling this ask your lackey-boys, Jeff. Rob, and Mike to is the one and only Tribulation. Not Franck who have nothing to do with our lives. I know guy's every wish in bed. It's pretty sad that this help you out with the effort. I know that it is Mongbe nor is it Africa Is Beautiful. I am call­ that most of the people in this school work to poor soul has to watch porn to get his mind off hard for you to be in the same room with them ing on all of you posers out there who really pay ofT the tuition. and the professors do not of the lackluster performances you give him in and not being able to pull their boxers down, think that they can compare with me to take realize that WE PAY THEIR SALARIES. I am. the sack. Although I would knock Mr. Belsky's but you need some kind of help. You mention your best shot. If any of you readers want to for one, not afraid of any professor and if any scrawny Iittle butt around if I saw him in the that you have been the object ofmy hate. Look hear the only opinion that counts than you one of these poor excuses for teachers comes halls, I thinkyou should slap yourself around you dumb ass, I wrote a piece on May-Ling, know who to go to. Remember, this is not the up to me with any bullshit, then they are going for being an utter disappointment, and a worth­ whose writings I actually enjoyed. From read­ news: it's just the truth. Peace! to get put in their place very quickly. I plead for less girlfriend. Maybe if you sucked off your ing your critique on me, I have come to realize all students to tell of any member of the facul­ man the right way he wouldn't have to watch that you are the reason why I have not seen her ty that attempts to belittle you to realize that porn stars do it correctly. work. You seem to be a dumb Hispanic that

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Everyone has their philosophers, some Popular music bands come and go. Fans music fans stay true to the music and the Aristotle and Socrates, others Confucius. do not stick around. Prince and Michael bands, they are not just a short-lived trend. Every individual has to find philosophers Jackson were once popIHal: but now they. We eti" ,'ie'eA. tQ the, that suit them well. For me the great are mocked and made fun of. I heard an Sabbath, Kiss, Manowar, Misfits, and Iron philosophers are PANTERA. Pantera is ex-Prince fan say "Prtnce is so gay, he Maiden. All of these bands have been not ~-aA--ordiAafy-baAd.- ~y.--SeAd-out . suck$.cock.~ Needless to say tbis one.nme. _atOUod..1oLOy..e.rJweDty y~ the ~ music that promotes the inctividuat. "We die-tmrd Prince fan is 110 longer -one~ And still f'REMI-kiRgs to-aJJ. the- true--hea~~aI don't give a flying fuck about any others, the one time "king of pop", Michael fans. We still head bang to their music twenty years later, they are still as big we just care about our own, n is just one of Jackson, now supposedly plays with little as their many great teachings. Another one of kids cocks. lone time heard a joke that they were when they started. Where will their great teachings is that the "trend is Michael Jackson was once the liking of . all of your boy bands be in the next five to ten years? I will answer that for you, with dead. a Unlike other music, heavy music pop," but is now the "king of cock." still pumps through the true believers Soon these same allegations will be the New Kids On The Block. Who? The blood. It is not just a phase or a fad that made on today's popular artists, such as New Kids On The Block. Oh I remember people go through. It remains with us for­ NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and Britney them! See what Pantera meant when they ever. Spears. However, on the contrary, heavy said the "trend is dead." Quiet Nights in the City ._."~_,.,, ···········~By·'·"·: .~_ .~ ~ __ _._••w •• _"_••...,.,....,,····, . _-- __ ··"_..··_·.,,,,,.v..,, ··V .. features ...... ' .- . .. -.1' ...... Vanessa Witenko ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ v~ 3,4,5 ...... • ...... ,.... -.,•••_ ----.,.., ..__...... ,..,..,- ••• .....-.,,, •• . Cover Quiet nights in the city are quiet special And is some pow, pow indeed As shesat and was polluted by the thunder No cops around, to tell me to go home Oh yeah, you know it's on now 6,7,8,9 12,13 This is definitely a rare scene of channels, 2, 4, 7, and 11's happy hour They forget this is my home 11 Visualize this picture with me Youknow those reports, The ground is my home Play around for a while Talkin' about snow, rain, and hail showers That tree is my home Dance in the snow It's cold outside, actually freezing, and the Speaking like a bunch of cowards Make an angel in the snow ,.... .' reflection from the snow makes dark, cold. Materials have said it's Rockefeller Plaza Get all wet and cold Concert - ,.' .~~, <. /: :S~~·:· CD Poetry winter nights While Miss sasha sits at home But underneath the cement is home But I don't care, because it's time for me to l'moet in the snow, taking advantage of my Underneath the building is where truth lies go home, and drink some cocoa So bright, irs like daylight at midnight personal, outdoor home Don't be deceived by material disguises 14 15 Now that's tight, however the majority of Remember a quiet night in the city is a 16,17,18,19 the people prefer to stay at home I yen, "The city is mine, mine, mine" Cops are part of the material disguises, but magnificen1 experience to see they're not around, so it's time for me to ride Take advantage of all your opportunities, Semester Look Back Further Features Wining about the snow, Irs soo quiet I can actually hear my voice especially the ones that donIt even appear Complaining how their feet are going to get ectl~? I strap on my snowboard, and cruise down to be anything cold the road 22,23 26,27 Nobody is around, a little freedom and fun I yell, -Go left, central Park is East" You would be· surprised how amazing Snow on the hair is just a NO, NO is what is to come We pack snow up on the rocks; my nose some of the simplest things can be That's what Miss Sasha sai~, when she tickles from the touch of the falling snow ·ust had to stay home, I 88'1 uptown is the place to be, for these . By: Vanessa Wltenko Because she's under control, not in, but hillsare the closest thing to ski slopes NYC I take a little hike, then make my drop under canoffer me "I fly offthe rock

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The Year in Music:.. Look Back at the Good, The Bad, and the Utterly Pathetic BriefEncounters: The Second Part in a two part series By: Kris ([email protected]) By: Richard Spiropoulos It's official: the year 2000 proved to be a bust and it's time for Billy Corgan and his big bald pletely blown that you have to hear more. They comeback with the single "It's My Life". Meanwhile, several feet below, the incessant falling for her? How the hell did she get so far a conversation with a good-looking guy in and she became even more turned on. for anyone who likes respectable music. While head to stop whining. Billy's reason for the really outdid themselves on this album, and Lyrics written by a European songwriter plus screaming of his dollar sign receiver snapped under his skin so fast? He wondered how to dreds. Sondah was alone waiting expectantly "We need some Ex, Lisa," Jacob stammered. record label executives are hard up on N'Sync breakup was that he couldn't deal with pop I hope they stay together to record some more. catchy. cheesy music equals and instant hit Steven suddenly back to his senses. He let the keep Lisa offhis back while he made his move, for some entertainment. He stopped in front of "I only have one left." and the Backstreet Boys. we, the consumers of music being the mainstream lately. Aww. Life's The best songs on the album are "3 Libras" and faster than you can say "Sanka". And did any­ machine get it. As he lay on his bed rebooting, he didn't need her screwing shit up. Plenty of her and extended his hand. Sara came over and sat on the bed. "Is he decent music, have been left with very few so hard when you're a big rock star, isn't it? "Brena". Their music is so beautiful and one not hear the song "Kryptonite' by the band he stared at the posters of "Wall Street" and time for Lisa later, right now it was Sondah "Hi, Steven," she said smiling. He was tempted rolling?" she asked Lisa. She didn't need an choices this year. All hope is not lost, though. Apparently Zack de la Rocha, lead singer of insane, and it plays wit your mind so much that 3 Doors Down? I'll admit, the first few times I "Boi ler Room" on the walls. Then he suddenly season and this, to him, was the best part ofthe to kiss her. He settled for a "Hi", instead. She answer, she could tell. Frank began to stroke Pop music seems to come and go in phases. In Rage Against the Machine. couldn't deal with all you can do is sit back and say. "what the heard that song I thought it was awesome. After remembered the party and dived to the closet to year. He put down the weights, lay on his back held his hand and they began to dance. After her arm. She began playing with his fingers the 60's. bands like The Doors and Jefferson the commercialization of his band, because he fuck was that?'!". nine hundred listens, though. I've changed my check on his outfit. It hadn't changed since last and started doing crunches. circling each other shyly at first, they began to while Lisa watched indulgently. Jacob knew Airplane (along with a major culture change) quit back in October in yet another "pity the Both Bjork and Radiohead released much­ mind. However, their newest single, "Loser", night or the day before. "Thank God!" Nothing get into it and he moved closer. She kept look­ where this was headed. The last th.ing he need­ pushed The Temptations and The Angels out of rock star" case. Commercialization happens anticipated albums this year. Both completely is reminiscent of The Nixon's "Sister", and I could go wrong tonight- .Tonight he was going ing around like she was looking for someone. ed was to be cut off He walked quickly to the spotlight. The 70's and early 80's saw New when you sign on to a major record label" It's blew my mind. May I ask a question? Does think "Loser" is really a winner. Vertical to tell Sondah how he felt about her. He began Next: "You know your friend is alright, you should Lisa's closet and emerged with the last pill. He Wave acts such as the B-52's and Devo knock too bad though. because Rage not only put out Radiohead ever release anything that's less Horizon's "Everything" became an instant Top to whistle as he walked to brush his teeth. The Party (Night). try to relax," he told her in her ear. walked back to the bed and rolled up a dollar disco on it's ass. and rightfully so. And the late some great albums, they were an incredible live than stellar? These guys have never failed to 40 hit. but they fall into the same unfortunate Having another party was all in She didn't think it would be cool to mention bill. 80's to early 90's gave IlS what most of us act as well. I was lucky enough to see them impress me greatly. Bjork's album, category as Harvey Danger, FastbalI. and another fucking day for Lisa Nordstrom. Her Now: Steven changed Frank, so she allowed him hold her. Sometimes "What are you doing?" the girls asked, female remember best - Nirvana shooting up the charts twice, at Woodstock '99 and at their Roseland "Selrnasongs", is actually the soundtrack to the Marcy Playground: one hit wonders from the parents had a little mo' money than Midas and COs and then looked at her. He didn't under­ she felt a little sorry for him. He likedher in his curiosity full alert. (no pun intended), while Paula Abdul and the promotional show last year. Although I don't movie "Dancer in the Dark". It'sa typical crazy start. Although personally, I think Marcy indulging their wayward daughter's wild stand the last few hours, but he had to get her own imagined mature way, but he didn't have "Watch me." He crushed the pill and took a hit. New Kids On The Block fell out of the public agree with some of their political views, these Bjork album. Sonic Youth, one of the most Playground is an awesome band. whims with a few million was the trade off for out of there. He had noticed at least five cop enough passion for the kind ofromance she had Then he passed it to Sara. She hesitated for a eye and into "Where Are They Now?" seg- guys sure as hell knew how to express them- respected bands from New York City. released We've seen a handful or two of wannabe ignoring her all her life. As far as she was con­ cars and a van headed towards the Nordstrom in mind. She had to admit though, he knew how second then did the bump. Jacob knowing it ments on YH-I. As you can see. we're about selves. By the way. if you ever get the chance a new album titled "New York City Ghosts and "punk" acts soar up the charts lately. When I cerned they could keep spending. She had been mansion. They drove quickly towards L.A. to move and she felt relaxed in his arms. was just a matter of time now, licked the due for a musical revolution. If it doesn't hap- to listen to de la Rocha's collaboration with Flowers". I've heard some of this album and say "wannabe", I mean it. Blink 182? Sorry, not doing whatever she liked since she could cry. Some sun, some sand, some sanctuary. The red Suddenly Frank remembered residue on the bill and then showed her his pen soon. I just may be institutionalized. Roni Size. you 're in for a treat. it's verv much like the usual Sonic Youth. punk. Linkin Park? Nope. Papa Roach? Not She hoped Frank would show up Accord was built for roads like this, it handled Sondah. He managed to disentangle himself tongue: It still had some powder on it. She As I channel-surfed this past week. just about This year saw Creed - the biggest wannabes --Impressive- on the album, but fantastic in con- even close. Granted, it's better for kids to be tonight. It had been two weeks since that brilliantly. In a few minutes she began to settle from twisted limbs and decided he needed a moved next to him and they started kissing. In every station had stories about the new since Bush - top the Billboard charts. Let's get cert. listening to these bands than boy bands. But I scorching kiss at "Tribe" and she still got heat­ down and then he watched her fall asleep. drink. At the bar he ran into Sean who was mix­ minutes they were all one mass of tangled Backstreet Boys album. Apparently the "Boys" it out in the open - I hate Creed. (Or Crud. as I One of the best albums released this year is digress. These bands are not punk! Punk is a ed up and flushed in goose bumps whenever ing three long islands. tongues and limbs. (aren't these guys in their late 20's'~ like to call them) They're a poor man's Pearl Eminems "The Marshall Mathers LP". way of life. a set of beliefs, a thirst for social she thought about it. As she brushed curly Before: Starry sky. electric lights, great food, "Thirsty, huh?" Sondah couldn't believe Frank didn't show up. Please...Michael Jackson w ouldnt touch them Jam. Scott Stapp looks like a potato and if I Eminem is more punk than people give him change. The Sex Pistols. The Ramones, X. and black hair in a vain attempt at getting it straight, better music. Lisa Nordstrom's party was shap­ "It's for my girl and her new interest." How dare he? He better have a good excuse. with a ten foot pole.) traveled to six continents ever see him in person. I may be forced to slap credit for. Let's face it: he's snotty. he's vulgar, the Dead Kennedys are all punk acts of yester­ she remembered the kiss and started to get ing up to be the event of the decade. Jacob was "Oh, I see. You thought they'd need a drink Severely disappointed and tired of Steven. She in four days to promote their new CD. If I had him silly. I'm sick of hearing him attempt to he's crazy. and he says whatever he feels like year. Now we have incredible punk bands like healed up again, so she put one leg up on her rocking one hell ofa rooster. "This shit is bang­ after fucking." excused herself. claiming she had to use the my way. I'd send the Boys to the seventh con- sing like Eddie Vedder and I'm tired of seeing sa) ing. Eminern is as punk as Johnny Rotten is. Bad Religion, Anti-Flag, the Buzzcocks, and dressing table and began to touch herself. ing." He slurred happily to himself. Coming Sean looked at him puzzled. not knowing if he bathroom. Vivian was already kissing the dred. Sara looked at her shoe in disbelief. over early and making Lisa hook up with his serious or kidding. "l 'Il show you where it is" Steven said taking @ i 'j.~'i jj1.f. She couldn't believe how fragile they made dealer was his best idea in ages. They picked "Chin up," Frank said feeling bad for him. "It her arm. She allowed him lead her away. The r J ,-,::-···f" .:.. ::~ :.. shoe heels these days. She looked reluctantly in out only grade A shit; if you are going to sin, happens to the best of us." lines for the bathroom were too long to be to 1­ .~.;x.i: '<~ her closet for a replacement. but new clothes sin in style. He was making his way quickly "I'm whipped. man" Sean said looking darkly erated and she turned and faced him. exasperat­ ...... ?:.. r ~~.. . ·~i: .~. .,"~:,:llll;f··.....: ..<.'(.' and old shoes wouldn't cut the image she was towards the bar when Sara and Sean stepped in at nothing in particular. "It's like I can never get ed. .~: .:p? ~f!' 1i,i·.:' planning for the night. She began working her­ front of him. enough, as soon as she strips I'm fucked." "Let's use the one in Lisa's bedroom." She f~ selfinto the right frame of mind. As soon as the "Whoa!" he said, staring. "Who stole your Frank didn't have time for this. He would have looked at rurn not knovving if sac: cou\d trust...... liked to see this chick but be stiIJ hadn't seen him. "I won't hurt you Sondah, II he told her ." ..: . tears started coming, she called Sean. dress?" Sean shot him a filthy look and gripped t/. ;:~~~:: ...: The mall was crawling with clothes her arm tighter. Noticing immediately how Sondah. He grabbed one ofthe drinks Sean was quietly. "I like you too much to do anything to crazy New Yorkers and. their moms. Claiming insecure Sean was where Sara was concerned. mixing and wished him better fortune. Then he harm you. I've always liked you. The second 1 o~~"cuse or the.other, the .shoppers arrived in and not wanting any beef he tore his eyes off went looking for some fortune of his own. He saw you 1 knew 1 could never be with anyone droves to pay retail homage to Macy's Labor her tits arlifturned towards the bar." Stai1ed--fiud"gin·g-p-eople oat of bis path again; else.-I knew-tftis is kioo·.of sudeen-aOO -J 40n. Day sale. Sondah and Vivian, an Asian type "Oh, I'm so rude" he heard her say in a breathy ignoring the loud whispers of the house deal­ need an answer now. I'm drivingto L.A"tomor­ with wavy black hair and a perfect nose. were voice. Then she turned to Sean. ers. Then someone put little hands over his· row, my- friend's wedding. If you want to, you trying on outfits for the party tonight. "Sean, this is Jacob. Jacob Sean". They shook eyes. can come. Bring Vivian too if you want. All I "I need an outfit that will blow his mind" hands silently. "Do you like my shoes?" She "Guess who?" He could smell Channel and ask is that you consider it." Sondah declared. "Something sexy, not slutty ". stretched her thigh and arched her foot. What expensive moisturizer. The hands felt like they "Okay. I'll think about it." she told him. But she Vivian, tired ofwaiting and in need of an outfit was she trying to do? He thought quickly to hadn't ever accomplished a minute's hard knew she wouldn't go. This weekend was hersel f, went off to look for an assistant. She himself as he smiled politely and said it was work. Frank's and if he were here, she'd find him. came back a few minutes later. her cheeks red nice. "Lisa" he said brightly, his heart sinking. She "Where's Lisa's room?" They walked silently and her Chinese eyes glowing. "Sean makes the best long island ice tea on the squealed and fell into his arms. She pulled him away from the lines, not noticing Sean walking "Sondah, you have to see this." island. don't you baby? She said stroking his into one of the rooms, away from everyone. behind them carrying two L.I's. . People have said that during group sex, the par­ tinent (that would be Antarctica, geography Scottie strike a Jesus Christ pose in his videos. only he raps. He covered every topic on his L.E.S. Stitches. Do not be confused by the mar­ As Jacob exhaled, the air hung thick arm. There was a bottle of champagne, half empty ticipants have eyes only for themselves. whiz) and let them freeze their heinies off. I If their music was actually good, then they new album, spewing out his opinions left and keting ploys of MTV and K-Rock! Green Day and heavy with smoke. He stuck his head up in "If you want me to make you another drink, chilling in an ice bucket. She commanded him Everything else seems non-existent except want it that way. The Boys flew in a private jet wouldn't be forced to use pyrotechnics at their right. Far superior to his first album, "The and the Offspring are not punk! the smoke and inhaled, no sense in wasting he just say so." to close his eyes. He obeyed. Then she kissed siphoning as much pleasure out of this sin as with "Backstreet Boys" emblazoned on the side shows to keep the crowd amused, would they? Marshall Mathers LP" is the most stripped­ Marilyn Manson came out with a new album thought to himself. He decided there was no "Would you honey?" He let go her arm and him. She had filled her mouth with champagne sexually possible. That being the case, no one of it. The jet was equipped with bedrooms. On that note. I'd like to point out that there down, real album ofthe year. only a few weeks ago. I don't know what hap­ way 10 get out ofLisa's party, she'd feed him to looked at Jacob. They both knew what was up. and it tasted cold and metallically sweet as it noticed Steven and Sondah walk in until she couches, televisions. and the like. The Boys were indeed a few outstanding releases in the Is it me, or is Fred Durst everywhere lately? pened on "Mechanical Animals". but I sure am her dogs, alive, if he even thought about not "Can I have one too?" Jake asked, knowing drained from her mouth and filled his. He swal­ screamed Frank's name. Then Sean came sold five million copies oftheir new CD world­ past twelve months. First on my list is Pearl I am sick of seeing his ugly mug allover the happy that Manson's back to recording good corning. Why did she always have to throw he'd rather drink a glass ofblood than anything lowed and felt something else go down with the crashing in and all hell broke loose. wide in the first week. However, the Boys insist Jam's "Binaural". What can I say - these guys place. After seeing Limp Bizkit perform up music. The new album, "Holy Wood". tends to down all the time anyway? Every time the this whipped fuck mixed for him. liquid. He starting protesting weakly until her they're "just normal guys". Yeah. Just normal just get better and better with each album. They close at Woodstock "99, I lost what little focus on the attention the band. and especially spoil ed bitch bought a new dress, she had to' "Sure." hot, unyielding tongue overwhelmed him. After: Lying in her bed in an L.A. hotel seven guys who have five million preteens willing to never cease to amaze me. Of course, my view respect I had for them. Yes, girls were getting Marilyn himself. got after the Columbine inci­ celebrate and she took it personal ifyou didn't He walked off rapidly and then boy and girl Forgetting all about Sondah for the time being, days after the turmoil of all that happened, give up their virginity to them. is completely biased because they are my groped in the mosh pits, and YES, Limp dent. I won't start an argument on the whole show up. He pictured her pretty, spoiled mouth faced each other, he allowed her peel off his shirt. Sondah tried to tell herself she had done the In the past twelve months we're seen some favorite band, but so what?! They delivered the Triscuit encouraged it. I was in the pits, and as "blame it on the music" argument. All I will say screaming obscenities at him the next day and The minute Frank walked in he Jacob was already turned on. He was right thing and followed Steven out when Sean pretty scary stuff, music wise. We've observed goods on this album, that's for sure. From loud, you should know. once you're in a pit it's hard is that if Manson was so damn important the thought made him cringe, especially in his scanned the room for Sondah. The place was wearing cotton pants and he had to keep one attacked Frank and Jacob. He had been Britney Spears whore it up at every public rocking - dare I say - anthems like . to get out. lowe a million thanks to a decent to those two monsters who shot up the schooL present peace loving state. He imagined her packed. Anyone who left alone tonight would hand in his pocket to avoid unnecessary embar­ extremely sweet during the long drive and she appearance possible. We've seen Christina "Insignificance" and "Grievance" to murky guy (who saw I was having a hard time) who why didn't they wait to do it until AFTER mouth again and suddenly wanted her again, never get laid. Girls and guys pretending to rassments. Why did coke always make him was thinking maybe his maturity was what she Aguilera rap with Fred Durst at the MTV Video songs with wicked guitar solos such as yanked me out of the pit. Anyway, back to Marilyn Manson was set to play in Denver? but after one night of torrid sex and then argu­ dance rubbed against each other frantically, horny? "Nice shoes," he said, turning slightly needed at this point in her life. As for Frank and Music Awards. Although I have absolutely no "Nothing As It Seems" and "Sleight OfHand", Limp. What a snooze the new album, Seeing as how the press made it seem like ing and then torrid sex, they had mutually fearlessly. letting hard flesh crush soft while so she wouldn't see the bulge. "Must have cost Jacob they were rolling hard when Sean had respect for Durst or his sorry excuse for a band these men do it all, and then some. A few "Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Manson was a god to these kids. vou'd think agreed to remain best friends. Besides, she was straining fabric. As he gently pushed bodies out you some change." jumped them and couldn't fight back. It was a (more on that later) that was the single most months ago they released 25 live CD's from Water" turned out to be. I cannot enjoy mind­ they would've wanted to see him in the flesh. into Frank now and she was going all out to get of his path, two Jamaican girls from his history "Sean bought them," she answered uninterest­ massacre. Now the police and the hospitals disturbing collaboration I've ever witnessed. their European tour and early next year they less babbling and woman hating unless it right? And while we're on the subject of him tonight. He wondered suspiciously if she class began to dance in front of him. He edly. "Do you have any Ex?" were involved L.A seemed like the right place My fragile ears cannot take much more ofthis. will be releasing over 40 live CD's from the comes from Eminem. He does it right. Manson, his arch nemesis or best friend wasn't having the party just to fuck him. She grabbed one and the other took him from He felt the bulge growing. She noticed. to be right now. She couldn't help thinking We've laughed as Ricky Martin shook his bon­ U.S. tour, plus a live video. Do they ever stop?! Musically, anyway. depending on their moods, Trent Reznor could do it. As his gaze wandered idly around behind. He never noticed the heads turning as tilt's upstairs in Lisa's bedroom." He said trying about what might have been, if she -hadn't bon up the charts, and then right back down No! There's a possibility of another studio However, "Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog released a new album. It's a remix ofNine Inch the room. he suddenly saw the time and jerked Sondah and Vivian made their grand entrance. to distract her. "Gimme a minute to pick it up." She looked at him and laughed. "I'm coming walked into that room. But she was glad that again. The Spice Girls have a new album out ­ album next summer, which means hopefully Flavored Water" was not nearly as boring as Nails' last album. "The Fragile". It's titled out of bed. "Shit". Had it been an hour and 45 Not Steven though, he spotted them the second she did. Maybe things had happened for a rea­ does anyone care? Every time I turn around it another tour. I will be broke and eating Ramen Fiona Apple's "When the Pawn..." I laugh "Things Falling Apart" and any diehard fan minutes since he sparked up the blunt? He they walked in. He made a beeline towards with you.". The ecstasy had already kicked in. son or maybe they didn't but she was going to seems like there's another boy or girl group noodles for months, because I am going to every time I hear this social reject attempt to should go out and get it. grabbed'' his pants and checked the pockets, them. Frank felt the goose bumps wherever she make the best of where she was. She changed being shoved down my throat. I won't take it every show I can afford. I saw them a Jones write a song. Someone should shove a sock So that was our year in music. kiddies. Keep only a few dollars more. "Fuck!" How was he The girls looked fantastic and knew touched him-She had him lying on his back 00 into a bathing suit and walked to the elevator. anymore! Beach three nights in a row back in August. Oh, down her throat, maybe she'll sound better. your chins up - the teenyboppers of today will going to survive until the party? He decided to it. Sondah was wearing a virtually transparent her huge bed. He had only his boxers on. Every Steven was waiting at the beach. The Smashing Pumpk.ins announced their it was magic. Being a rich white girl is rough these days, you be growing up. They'll be hitting their teenage call Lisa and show up early. She might smoke black lace dress, with a slightly darker lace for nerve in his body was erotically alive and crav­ breakup earlier this year. If you ask me, the Another superb release was A Perfect Circle's know. For some reason Apple feels the need to angst phases soon enough. so there's bound to him up before the gig. He picked up the phone her breasts and her pubes. She had her hair ing attention. She sprinkled drops of cham­ breakup is long overdue. The Pumpkins lost "Mer de Noms" For those Of you who may not spew out all ofher "pains" and "frustrations" in be some kind of musical revolution. I ask one and started dialing. around her shoulders and for make-up, dark pagne over him and licked it offslowly, until he their magic years ago with the release of know, the lead singer of A Perfect Circle is songs. There's nothing wrong with that; many question: Where is Beck when music so des­ Frank was thinking hard as he brown lipstick. Vivian had on a brown suede started groaning her name. The door opened "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness". Maynard James Keenan from Tool. Personally, musicians do the same. It's just that Apple perately needs him? Ifanyone feels the need to pumped iron. Jay Z's "Big Pimping" thumped micro mini and tank top and knee-length brown I think he expresses himself in a better way doesn't know how to write a decent song and bitch me out, you can contact me at and shut quickly as Jacob and Sara entered the Don't get me wrong; I used to like them. heavily in the background. He had to be 00 boots. Her Chinese eyes looked. darker, more n often·comes offas a socially retarded baby. Oh, room. . "Siamese Dream is an incredible album, and with APe than he does with Tool. The music is [email protected]. Have a great New point at the party tonight. That girl, Sondah, sexy; maybe she's born With it, maybe it's.. n completely gorgeous and addictive. Once you waiL.that's what she is. Silly me. Year! They stood, staring. Lisa didn't stop. She "Disarm was my anthem in the eighth grade. was doing incredible things to his heart. He As Steven came within screaming hear one of their songs, your mind is so com- This past summer saw Bon Jovi make a noticed Sara.staring at Franks near naked body The Pumpkins have changed greatly, though, couldn't get her off his mind. Could he be distance, be saw the girl Soodah was with start

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Their brilliantly unique sound is as easily identifiable as a Metallica riff. a Nirvana song, thing different to listen to, a different version. J documented. It is part of what many or an Eminem rant. Once those guitars start sloshing, and the voice ofPete Steele begins 10 shake AsYLuM: So its not like they butchered your songs then? call the American dream. In this case, the bass off your speakers,you know that it's a piece ofType 0 Negatives work. Kenny: No, well, yea, artistically, yea the songs were butchered. But you have to do we have four people who met in L.A. Lately, especially with the release oftheir "best of' album, "The Least Worst ofType 0 that, you can't play songs that are seven to nine minutes long on the radio. with the purpose to make it large in'the Negative," rumors have been flying concerning the group's future. The rumor mill always spins AsYLuM: Straying off ofthis for a second, the band is identified by the color ofgreen. music industry. To many, this is a far­

rapidly in the world ofType 0, but now it is reinforced by the release ofthis compilation. A "best What is that all about? .... fetched fasination that is tar too of' album usually signifies the ending, or the near end ofa musical era. Why release "The Least Kenny: It's a chosen color, ya know, you should have some visual Identity. Peter has unreachable to actually grasp. The Worst of...'"! What is the reasoning behind such a decision? How does Roadrunner Records play got this affinity with the fucking parks department; I think that's where it comes back to. You chances of being signed to a contract into their equation? Will they stay or will they go? know, he wears green. still takes a broom with him on tour, and he feels like he is fucking home. by a record label and getting good air­ I had the opportunity to speak to Kenny Hickey, the guitarist. and backing vocalist ofthe AsYLuM: (laughs) Cool then ... so what's the deal with you guys gettin~ limited airplay play on top of that is a strenuous sac­ band. who looked to be as casual, and undaunted as you would expect a Brooklynite to be. We on MTV? rifice for any band to try to achieve. It.· took our place by a bar while the sound check was being performed in the next room. We lit our- Kenny: Limited? You mean no airplay (laughs) takes heart. It takes dedication. It selves some stogies, and got down to business. AsYLuM: Well, I was trying to be nice . takes a unique sound that will make AsYLuM: Hey man thanks for coming out man. So how're you feeling? Kenny: I mean this is the thing. We had a little MTV boost during Headbangers Ball you stand out from the crowd. Kenny: Good man.. _. well actually, pretty shitty man. Been sick this whole damn tour cause Beavis and Butthead liked us when Black No I was released, and it was going strong, and Spineshank has that heart. and I can't shake it ; .~ that helped the album a lot, but then the show got cancelled, remember? Then MTV went with Spineshank has that dedication. AsYLuM: Sucks man. Anyway, I've been checking the Internet, and, knowing how you the rap thing. And even now that it's back on this new age metal thing, here and there they'll play Spineshank has that sound. guys operate. I figured that a lot of the rumors that are there were started up by you guys your- some Type 0 on Return to the Rock or some shit. You know MTV, is a trend follower slash some- "We've been a band as Spineshank selves..; times setter organization. And just having long hair makes us a little dated. They want it all too since like early, very early '96. But Kenny: Well usually we don't start rumors, because there are so many, ya know, that . be fresh and new, and we are anything but fresh and new. The· last video we did for Everything actually, me, Johnny our singer, and there is no reason to initiate them. Dies, they had a problem with that cause it was depressing. The fucking song is depressing, what our drummer Tom, we have known each other for years. It's been a AsYLuM: Cool, because the big ones out right now are you guys breaking up which... did they want"? Kenny: That's been around for years (laughs) AsYLuM: A bunch of Korn's shit is depressing. while," says guitarist Mike. Going through band after band AsYLuM: Well, true, but now more than ever with the "Least Worst of' out right now Kenny: Ya., but in an upbeat way. I mean, this; this was fucking depressing. I mean the together, continuously failing to pro­ Kenny: Nah it's not true at all. "Least Worst of' was an actual contractual obligation. visuals were. When we did the scenes for this, I wanted them to really represent the song. We duce a sound that they felt represent­ We got one more album to do with Roadrunner and that was part ofthe contract, one more album. fought for it. I wrote the treatment for it, we hired a director, and we. worked on every scene and ed their full musical capacities, the plus a greatest hits, plus a live album, so they called for the, uh, greatest hits, before we went into we fought for every scene. Not only that but there was a bathtub suicide scene, I wanted to depict boys finally found a niche when they The posing boys ofSplneSh2lnk here, Tom•. ROb, Johhny and Mike. have high asperations. Watch them soar. collectively joined up Robert Garcia to Pictures by DavidMartinez . the fold and dubbed themselves effective way to spread word of mouth From Beatles to Pantera in Sepultur.a \J ·Peop-Ie have told me at one point (to Spineshank. admiration of a band. Through their to Weezer to Motley Crew It ·IS all part . change our music), but it goes in one After the less than stellar release of constant tourinq and street team activ- of my learnl·ng experience .." . ear and out the other. II Says Johnny. their debut album, "Strictly Diesel," ities, Spineshanks following has con- WI·1h that WI·de range of van·ety I'nflu- M If we are going to make a mellow Spineshank decided to tweak them- tinuously grown. - encing what they do it trUly ·IS no sur , - record next time around, it 1S going to selves up a bit with a touch of aggres- "Irs all good. It is really important for prise that they have successfully cap- be because Spineshank wants to sian, a spoonful of pain, and a heavy us to continue to tour and, you know, tured an amazing fan base for a band make a mellow record, not some dosage of anger. that way we can be more visible to the with no airplay and a video scarcely record industry fuck. We are going to "You just grow as mucisians. Bands hard core following because MTV kids, seen on MTV2. do what we are going to do and that's that put out the same record over and some of em just buy your work and tw9 Set1J~ng themselves sky rocket to -aUA over, most of them don't last, unless weeks later, they find someone else to mediocrity, and being completely That type of rebellion is what also you are-AC-UC or sometliing...·-Says .. tisten-to~ Mike-somberly says.At think __ h2!P!'Y! __~ _j~ __f!*H' Sl3in~~a~ ~as .-'se~rafU a young bands confidence Mike. "Bands have to evolve. We did. Touring wili be whafmakes this-Dana..• also ream~ about ,th~ lJnCJe'rberty of like -. Spkleshank to either u-pcoming· We felt the need to grow, and a lot of it "Its pretty cool (to see ourselves on the music world as well. stars. Spineshank sticks to what has came naturally to us. It was a natural MTV and MTV2t says lead singer An angered Johnny simply says so far made them the name that they growth, of going and doing something Johnny. "Watch your ass! . ~et out, ge: o~t! are. Being very humble in their deme- different. I mean, I can shit you out a "It's definitely a good feeling, I aint Tum ~nd run now while you can. It IS neor but very forceful with their musi­ "Strictly Diesel" right now and it would gonna lie to you" repied Mike Just lake any other huge corporate cal demands makes this quartet just a be no problem for me, but it would be Johnny, just staring up at the tour bus industry. It can totally fuck you in .the step above the rest of the groups that short changing us and the public at the ceiling with a smile says "It's just ass, you know what I mean? You Just are just barely achieving the airplay same time. So we just locked our- another good way to reach a lot of have to watch your ~ss. I ~ean, I have that Spineshank would kill for. selves in a small studio and wrote and people." met a lot of people In the Industry that It is a classic tale. And hard work will wrote and wrote." GrOWing up in L.A., they admired hav.e ~n cool with us, and a bunch always payoff in the end. So with that The hard work has certainly been groups that truly rocked. "Motley that are JUs~ fucks. Just watch your said, watch out, airwaves, Spineshank paying off as Spineshank has become Crew, New Masses is pretty fucking ass, ~d you watch the people who are will be taking your collective trend set­ a heavy favorite among the music fans good. 11M ike states with an euphoric watehtng your asses ass, and you ting asses over. KENNY OF TYPE 0 NEGATIVE strikes a pose and answers the pressing rumors facing Type' suicide in a-bathtub full of red blood, so I figured we definitely couldn't get away with that, so'I across the internet. The power of look on his face. "All kinds of shit, watch their asses." a Negative/photos by David Martinez decided to have the scene shot in black and white, so it was questionable whether if it was blood to the studio to do the last album. computers in music is incredibley whatever we find. You know, I listen -r'hree generations of watching ass," or not. Ofcourse they picked up on it. 'What is the water supposed to be?' •It's just black water strong. It is the quickest and most so much different stuff. You name ·it. .Iaughs Mike AsYLuM: That's actually something I wanted to get into. You can't be happy with the man, that's all, ya know, that's all it is.' So, you know, they came back, and we fought the water \\ a) Roadrunner has been treating you over the years. I mean considering that, think. about it, you thing, and they said ok, they accept it for M2. Kenny Hickey guy s have been around for a while, you were their first gold record, and seeing bands like Slipknot AsYLuM: You were never shown on M2... coming onto the label. and getting the huge limelight, and Roadrunner pushed them to the fore­ Kenny: No. And urn.... front and .. AsYLuM: But you got some airplay over here in the summer with K-Rock... Continued••• Kenny: Well of course! That's the way it was with us, back before the "Kisses" days, Kenny: Did we?! Kenny: Well. the aibum is about. a girl cheating on y:ou~:·.so~·:.·~t"here·I'S'a"i"an·guagcd,ar~·'····,··· ..··" ········""""'Asy[u~·r .. ··..d·rea.i:···ihankS·· ev eryone was pushed back and we were number one. Then you know, a new guy comes along, and AsYLuM: Yea, like on the request show at night, you guys were always on ... ner and they take their P.C. seriously over there. It's still a really big problem over there. We for your time and good luck; that's the way the music business goes. I can't blame it on them, its all business, ya know. But Kenny: Well, that's the thing, cause ya see, most request lines are at night, and that's »layed Poland once, in a big town. I dunno, Warsaw or something, and there were swastikas all The funniest thing about they have been good enough to make us a priority because we are a very important part of the the thing with Type 0 Negative-cause no program directors don't want to put us on their pro­ ,)\ er the town. spray-painted, it's a very serious thing over there. They don't get tongue in cheek interviews with hometown heroes record companies growth, so they have had some allegiances to us in that form, but urn, I think gramming cause basically any song we put on stops their programming dead. We edit our songs l'tumor from some jerks from Brooklyn who read a couple of history books, ya know? (laughs) SUCB as Type 0 Negative is that there they do the best they know how, cause when you talk about a band like Slipknot, I mean, down, we get it down to six minutes, ya know, they want four minute songs, upbeat. keep the shit I'hen. when Blood)' Kisses was released, we went back there, did every show, sold out, no prob- will always be that sense of super- Roadrunner didn't make Slipknot big, Slipknot made Slipknot big. Ya know, they got them on going, but we always have a large request! We go to programmers. they play it once. they get a lern. No threats, no bombings, no nothing... stardom, and grandeur surrounding Ozzfest, and you know, they took off, they are a self promoting item man, I mean those guys are bunch of fucking phone calls, and they ignore them cause they don't wanna stop their program­ AsYLuM: As if nothing happened! them. After speaking with Kennys. just insane on stage. and they identified with the kids, you know, whatever age group it is, like 12 ming, which is what they would be basically doing. It's got amazing call back response. If we Kenny: Yea, and from what we heard. there was some anti-fascist group in Germany, and getting to meet the band, they. -18. And they took off, and they did it without airplay, without fuckin radio play, ya know? If are going to survive, it's going to be out here on the road. And the crazy shit is that now I am see­ \\ ho ran all that stuff. and he just dropped off! Whether he was dead or whatever, I dunno, but that 'iriStantaneotJSly devour and shit you're talking like a record company coming in and using their muscle, to force a band to go into ing more 16 year old kids coming out, which is a good sign because these kids weren't even cog­ was the end of it. It wasn't only us, it was a lot ofother bands too, McCarthy era like, instead of any kind of superstar gIamou rotation on eighty radio ads around the fucking country for six months then ya., you can say it's nitive when we released our first album....so ... they're commies, it's they're fascist! trip that you may come to prejudge'. the record company. AsYLuM: Well, now, lets delve into your pasts a bit, where 10years ago. you guys had AsYLuM: (laughs) Jeez, that's tough...back to the now. What kind of future projects in musicians. WIlen Ii comes·clOWil~. AsYLuM: Now that you have filled your contractual agreements, are you looking for a some problems in Europe... you have coming? to it, Type 0 ~e are~ ~ big label to r-ick you up? Kenny: The' first album "Slow Deep and Hard," Peter said some stupid shit. trying to Kenny: We are gonna finish this tour off, we get some days off, we go west coast, eight Iy four assboles ftom BrooklyrJ~. Kenny: Well, you know. like anyone else would do in their right mind, we are going to be like John Lennon, remember when he said 'The Beatles are bigger than Jesus.' Well Peter in a dates, and we get ready for a new album. have their ~c ptayed-on thC airii: get all the offers on the table that we can and pick the best one. I mean Roadrunner might give us German interview said that "Right now, Type 0 is bigger than Hitler:' OOOH they did NOT think AsYLuM: When will that be out? waves (~dom)s and..~ Will ~ the best offer (laughs) so ... it was funny, .. then we heard the album is sexist, and we were racists...this one town in Holland. Kenny: Hopefully eight months from now. cbange. Here's to another ten )'~~ AsYLuM: What of the best of? Maybe, did you guys want a double CD with that? this is the first set we played over there. We had eighteen days set up, we played three shows. AsYLuM: :Vou guys are famous for taking.... ",. -.<' v" • •.- -- .. - .- Kenny: If we did a double CD, it would be suicide. You know how much money that England, no problem, one in Scandinavia, and in Holland. See in Germany, we were fascist, but Kenny: Taking too long. Yea., well, now, that can't be. It's adeath sentence to do it, . . ., there would be to buy? That would cut half the sales right off, and it would be fucking terrible. in Holland we were sexist (laughs). In Holland, the Mayor shut down the show, cause we were AsYLuM: Excellent, cool. Well that's really all the bases right there, unless you. ~ I. seen as a sexist, chauvinistic band. .. To release a double CD, you have to be a big band like Nine Inch Nails, not EVEN NINE INCH anything else to add. . .; -."; l - . NAILS. you would have to be Metallica, release a box set and do well. AsYLuM: That's a way-to go .... Kenny: Nab man, I'm cool. , . .. ~\..:.

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The have a Contributing Writer Acting Arts Editor Contributing Writer .proved to the New York fans that these female bassist and female guitarist. -. guys are ready to make an impact on The guitarist took off her shirt to and This albwn contains various blockbuster artists such as The Offspring has finally dropped an album Originally formed in the early 90's, Juno Reactor their part of the music world. ICP has' only left a see-through bra on. Groove Annada, Moby, and Underworld. All the artists featured on which was quite lI1l anticipated release. After the suc­ is a UK electronic dance music band with impressive beats gained fame and fortune without near­ Although her nipples were fair to look the CD have donated their tracks entirely, and all profits from the CD cess ofAmericana, The Offspring waited almost two and trancey sonic vibes. The band was named after a sev­ ly any airplay and they have a follow­ upon, the Juggalos couldn't care less. will be distributed between Eartbdance's four core causes: years to release another album. They were busy making enty-foot structure that a member ofthe band's girlfriend ing of millions of Juggalos (ICP fans) After her lewd act she had even more Earthdance Spirit (TIbet), Earthdance Environment, Earthdance music during that time, though, including music for made calleda Juno Reactor. In 1997 they toured the US Children, and Earthdance Tribes, which aids the survival ofindige­ video games and they also experienced radio airplay Their performance to a nationwide. The crowd was certainly trash thrown at her then before. Their ~ICP with Moby. proved be crowd pleas­ and the·Derk Carni¥III was in absolUte fuii·foree'·as.·J 'is"seen here's'Pltlng' nous tribes and their cultures. with a hot soundtrack single "TotaIimmortaI." ~. Juno Reactor tracks have appeared on Mortal Kombat, ready for an energetic night of the wild set was obviously disappointi~g and t~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~r ~.~ ~~~~~~~_ The album's style is mostly electronic, although the artists The first single released froin this album is Eraser, Vubunlsity, Lost In Space, and the Romeo And antics that only ICP can bring. uneventful, but Suicidal Tendencies ...... : crowd started to go berserk. of the show was that the mashpits: on Earthdance.2000 share a world beat spirit. There are several "Original Prankster" and it basthat "Pretty Fly For A . Juliet trailer. Juno Reactor soundtracks have also been Nashville Pussy was the opening came up to give us what we needed. White Guy" type ofsound. The song is cool, but it •Jumpdafuckup· is popular track that is were too crowded and it'did not allowj musical genres presented on the album including: trance, breakbeat, played during baseball games, basketball games, and three band for this night of greatness and Suicidal Tendencies did the most and tribal percussion. Many traclcs featured on the compilation are can't be taken too seriously because ofthe silly lyrics. oftheir tracks appearon Playstation's Jet Moto 3.' very intense. Mashing began and it for a good, smashing experience. Afterj in1elligent thing that rare or previously unreleased in tile US. Moby'sbeautifully mellow "Crime! Crime! JRocking like Janet Reno." These SJumgo is Juno Reactors fifth album, and tbe first to they could have was quite amazing to see people get- the show, the blistering cold ()1 thei "Whispering Wmd" has only been released before as a B-side. In kinds of lyrics are only to be laughed at. But what else be released on Metropolis Records. Juno Reactor is very possibly done. Mike ting hyped over a song that was not night did not mix well with the Faygo-: addition, the Coldcut remix ofCharlie Watts, ofthe Rollmg Stones, can you expectfrom The Offspring? Another silly song unique in tlJeir sound. They have an array of influences Muir, the lead vocalist even being played live. It was a great drenched clothing. While I am couqh-: and fellow percussionist Jim Kelter's "Elvin Suite" has previously that is still cool is a song titled "Want You Bad", where among the band members and it shows in their music. I addressed. the audi­ warm-up for ICP. ing and sneezing up a storm as I right: only been released in the UK. The track features a really exuberant singer/guitarist, Bryan "Dexter" Holland tells a tale ofa have never heard another band quite like them. The album, "I tattooed! 1 -<. ence properly bycall­ The first member of the rap duo to this, I must say that it was definitely all. tribal beat that segues nicely into Underworld's percussive classic girlfriend that is too nice. want you -all named after the Nigerian God ofThunder, features an "Kitten." The very talented Fatboy Slim also provides some nice want you bad" Holland would much rather have a girl array of great dance tracks with a lot of punch and drive. ing us Juggalos. Muir appear on stage was Violent J. The worth it. The feeling of clown love that: crowd with a monstrous roar wel- was felt throughout the entire ballroom. beats on jhe CD. His remix ofLunatic Calm's breakbeat track "Roll that is bad and Bas issues than have a girl that is nice Diverse influences can be heard throughout the album, instructed us to get the and pleasant. He finds no fun in the nice girls. comed J. Then Shaggy 2 Dope came is enough healing power for me, and The Dice" is my favorite track on the CD. It has a great beat to it touching everything from Led Zeppelin to Biosphere. party started and to mixed with Fatboy Slim's signature sound. Anyone who knows The sad part about this CD is that many of mixed with very various soundscapes. Each track on the onto the stage and his bad-boy strut all the others who are suffering with a. begin moshing. As Fatboy Slim will recognize him in this track. The disc is arranged the songs are pretty.good, but the last partofthe CD album is unique in its own way. There are a lot of tribal soon as every one never looked so cool. All the Juggalos horrible cold. ICP is a group that- has, very well and the tracks all flow nicely into each other. The album drags on. The songs are not nearly as entertaining as beats as we 11 as many very heavy breakbeats mixed heard the metal gui­ were waiting to get doused with for many years, been the epitome of closes at unbelievable speed with the psychedelic trance beats of the pretty much every track ofAmericana. Maybe ifthe throughout the album. The first track, "Pistolero," is my tars and Muir's cool Faygo. Faygo is a discount soda that underground music, but extraordinarily UK's Eat Static and Afro Celt Sound System. Offspring had not taken that long layoff after such a personal favorite. The track is a collaboration with gui­ rapping flow the crowd is readily available in the Detroit home- enough, has gained unbelievable sue­ It also comes with a state-of-the-art CD-ROMIDVD hybrid great album the)' would have kept up the same pace. tarist Steve Stevens, better known as Billy Idol. It really The album is decent but only the hardcore Offspring got into them and the town that lep is from. They have a tra- cess. The clowns finally have the that has an hour-long documentary on the history of Earthdance. shows how versatile the sounds of Juno Reactor are. The Internationally-acclaimed producer Kia Miller created the documen­ fan can truly get the most satisfaction out ofthis album. track has a Gipsy Kings-meets-UK trance type of groove party did begin, dition of bringing cases of Faygo to money and the backing to make an going for it, I think that anyone who is into European their shows and· spraying the crowd impact on this. MTV-esque .society.. tary, which contains some really cool footage of many of Suicidal Tendencies Earthdance's parties across the world, and features a few interviews music, specifically ~ce, ~:ilI enjoy this album. with the delicious drink. We were They can tonger be looked upon as required a lot of crowd with various artists and DJs from around'the world. participation during blessed with a Faygo shower and two jesters. They are kings in their own certain chanting ses­ everyone slipped around in glee. right. If you.do not know what ICP is ail sions. The crowd Vampiro, a popular WCW wrestling about, then you should certainly go out seemed to enjoy their star, was playing the bass and also and purchase their music and catch set, but was still anx­ joined the crowd for a bit of surfing any show that they are a part ot, You FLASHBACK CD OF THE WEEK ious to see the wicked during the show. ICP delivered older have been warned though, these guys clowns. During the favorites like "Fuck The World" and are the real things and they will cross Violent J rocks the mic at the Hammerstein. Though intermission Soulfly "Chicken Huntin'" along with their new all lines. Much love to all my Juggalo Nashville Pussy bombed, ICP picked up the slack with and Corey Taylor's tracks from the "Bizaar" and "Bizzar" heads out there. .Slick Rick: The Great Adventures ofSlick Rick (DefJam, 1988) a great performance. Pies by David Martinez "Jumpdafuckup" start­ albums .Iike their first single "Lefs Go __•..: ••.._..••••~ __ _...... •.....•. __ •..•.• __ _.. •.. __..••...... •._._ _.·--·0..·· •...... •...... _ __ . . _ _ _._ _._.•.... __ 0_...... • _ _ _. ._ _ _ _ ed to play and the All the Way." The onIy unfortunate part By Robert Hidalgo After receiving commercial success spewed. This album has three classic songs, which are done mostly in Arts Editor for his multi-platinum selling record tracks that are still played at parties. story-form. All the tracks are worth the songs performed in this show. in their other respective shows despite [email protected]. The Great Adventures ofSlickRick, "Treat Her Like A Prostitute" goes listening too. Slick Rick has the Furthermore, the outfits serve as a not having the same big name singers Rick attempted to murder his into three different stories ofmen uncanny ability to touch all the feel­ The Broadway musical Fosse is a great way to attract people to the performing them. The best song and The Great Adventures Of cousinlbody guard because he was being heart broken by their scan­ ings. His voice has a slight British great tribute to the composer/coreog­ show(mostly men). In this day in age perhaps best associated song of the Slick Rick is probably the best rap threatening Rick's family and extort­ dalous women. His storytelling ski lis accent, and he wears his signature eye rapher. The musical contains twenty­ sex sells and advertisers know this show is Big Spender which comes album that has ever come into exis­ ing Rick's money. He made another are beyond comparison, and he is still patch, which makes his styIe very six of what are considered his best why else would the most provocative from the show sweet charity. This song tence. Slick Rick dominated the late album, in a matter ofweeks, before revered today as the greatest story- original. His sixty thousand dollars songs from all his works. They are well song in the show at least in this which also airs in the commercial for 1980's as a truly special rap artist. He he went to jail. During a work release teller rap has ever seen. .~ worth ofchains that he drapes around done but the musical leaves much to reviewers opinion be used as the cen- the show, has a sultry, seductive yet was way ahead of his time and many program lasting only five months, "Children's Story" is another his neck and his godfather-pimp style be desired in terms of presentation. around him realized his remarkable Rick recorded a third album. After classic that still lives on as a hot song is the epitome ofold school rap. If The lack of a plot leads to periods of that tells a story about street life. you have never listened to Slick boredom when songs one didn't care ability. He become known as Slick finally being released from his abnor­ for are on a sequence. It is often easy Rick the Ruler and his title was mally long jail sentence, Rick'record­ "This ain't funny, so don't you dare Rick's music, then you should go out to go into a hypnotic daze while wait­ accepted throughout the rap world. ed a gold-selling album. laugh / It'sjust another case about the and purchase this album. I recom­ ing for songs that would better fit one's Unfortunately, his career was blem­ Unfortunately, Rick never had the wrong path! Straight and narrow or mend Slick Rick's music to anyone. face. I have even heard of a fellow ished by a long jail sentence for opportunity to make another record your soul gets cast" In Rick's terror­ falling asleep in the show. Furthermore attempted murder. that matched the greatness ofThe filled story, an adolescent is shot to the setting itself is quite below aver­ Slick Rick, also known as Great Adventures OfSlick Rick. death by cops who are chasing him. age. There are net enough scene Ricky Walters, was born in England, . In 1985, the unsigned, MC He takes time in his story to lay down ~. changes and when there are it seems but as a youngster he moved to the Ricky D., along with Doug E. Fresh, the moral of his tale. Slick Rick never to be only, minimal effort was put into terpiece of all the musicals comrner- whimsical feel about it and helps liven recorded the rap classic, "La-Di-Da­ condoned evil or crime like many them. Perhaps this is done intentional- cial, With the extraneous parts of this up the musical while keeping every- South Bronx with his family. While other sell-out rap artists ofhis time. Iy to allow the theater goers to focus discussion out of the way we can now one's eyes affixed to the girls singing vel)' young, a freak accident left Rick Di," and it reached an outrageous on the songs or maybe the tight outfits focus on the core of the show, the rea- it. Another, upbeat and seductive song with only one eye. He overcame that degree of popularity. After being In the supreme classic "Mona Lisa," which are the discussion of my next son it was created, to show off and eel- is Razzle Dazzle which comes from struggle and attended the LaGuardia signed to DefJam Records, Slick Slick Rick shows the wit that he had section. The performers are very ebrate the music and choreography of Chicago. Yet there are also many High School for Music and Art. Rick launched an album that became in "La-Di-Da-Di," He tells a fantastic scantily clad especially the women in Bob Fosse. more quiet and whimsicalsongs such Ironically enough, Rick attended the one ofthe most popular rap records in story about how Slick Rick raps to an effort to add a sensuously to the The music itsel1 is quite good if you as Life is like a bowl of cheriesfrom the specialized high school for art and not the history ofhip-hop. The Great girls and he shows offhis fabulous .show and keep the viewers riveted in enjoy his works. Only his best songs show Big Dealand bye bye blackbird· music. There he made a rap group Adventures OfSlick Rick is a non-stop game. their seats. Most of the outfits for the are' taken including those from from Liza with AZ. These songs sort of called, The Kangol Crew, which display ofthe most wittiest and bril­ The Great Adventures Of dancers are skin tight and low cut. This Chicago, sweet charity, et al. The slow the pace and while quite elegant liant lyrics that have ever been Slick Rick lias nine other amazing only emphasizes the tone of many of songs are done quite similarly to those and well sung if one didnt like them, it included veteran rap star Dana Dane. ••• _ •••••••••••••••••• _ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• a •••••••• __ •• •••• _._·.·•• - _ •••••••••••••••••••• - •••••••••••••••••--_ _-••••••••--••••••••• - •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• " •••••••• __ •••••••• TICKER,ciS",LuM DECEMBER 11, 2000 TICKER aSyLuM~DECE~E;R11, 2000 ...... ~~~" ,,~ ...... ,,;.~ .. ~ -. -F,.... 'f. ~ - •- ...... , ..

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It is the feelings that you have within I answered the telephone. :.:~ ~':': :. , •••••••••::: :.::.:.: : ••••::: •• y. •• :: ••••••• :::":::::.r. .. Even though he had plenty of it, I didn't ...... ::::::.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::r::::::::::::'::::::::::::.. :.::':::::::::::::::::.::::::::: Beautiful as ever, but its sharp thorns drew close :. Love is not a sacrifice "Come on up here", she said. :. want his money. :: Given one atternoon, by my unknowing friend, Giving up your and soul I recognized Momma's calm, flat voice. ~: heart is nice A man that I could see by my side, Your eyes are so bright On the day of his life's demise, no one knew was about Do you think I can bear it anymore? :. Your mind is on the things they.oo Which always did remind me of water. And it shines upon soul :. To see the sunrise everyday One who understood me, where I came my to bend Soothing, but yet frightening all at once. There is a hole in my existence :. Walking the streets, thinking of you Without an ounce of rest from and where I was headed. :. Who would have thought, this rose was a disquise, All traces of sleep left me, inside, :. Making plans for future days What else can you call it but a disease? He was one who I connected with on Your being is far beyond a want ;. Gonna tum into a handcuff, that now bounds him in our My emotions turned off like a light. It feels more cosmic than I call write :: Being with you in many ways Do I have to show you many levels: mentally, emotionally, spiritu- ~ .' eyes My eyes grew dim. But I fight and I fight Love is so unpredictable the pin sized wounds on my skin again? ally and physically Who would have thought that one cursed afternoon, I hung up the phone, woke my brother. Mind is lost while your heart is full I don't care if it takes me away All without sex. Your eyes are consuming my insides One just have to take, to become a prisoner really Outside we walked in silence. I would cry, but those tears would just die Someone who hates to see you sad My eyes say it all soon . Don't look through me anymore Makes you laugh when you want to be I'm almost dead Every kiss left me yearning for more, Who would have thought, that one simple'kiss, Not a sound, all seemed still. I am just as fragile as you are mad My bodies so frail The sparks I felt made me think that it Gonna bring out a baby girl, on a world full of bliss Asks you if you're feeling fine Like the sun, but still dark, When you look at me, life has meaning thought~ But still I can't stop was so right to be with him, Who would have that holding a girl's hand, When you don't feel right, they know the Grandmother's building rose in the distance. It means that innocence is more brilliant than It's infested my insides Hold him and caress him. Would lead you to your crossroads, where my friend signs We stopped at her door. horrid truth And runs through me like blood chose the wrong land... Love is pleasure and sometimes pain I reached for the knob, We can never hold each other So don't give me your curses Every stare into his mesmerizing eyes So is it worth the trouble to give a girl a rose? Could not turn it. Love is laughing in the rain And preaches and such ..convinced me that he was my soul mate.. Its more amazing than we can ever know Not sure where it might lead you; maybe on a cage that My emotions came back on. Love is comfortable in strange places Telling me I have a choice . All those chills sent through my spine. The feelings your eyes bring to my soul she only knows My eyes grew bright, my hand shook, around new people and staring faces You stupid fucks Is it really worth the trouble, to hold a girl's hand? God, not now, I thought. Love is trust and honesty Don't you see you don't understand I wanted him for me ... By Robert Hidalgo On a one fine afternoon, where it may hold the eVil I turned, hand still on the door, Love is wanting eternity You've never been where I am wand... And stared into my brother's face. To desire something ~ Outside we stood in silence. :Until a time came when I needed him and Enough to kill he wasn't there. . Miss UndaStood Send me some help Jonathan Castellano We knew what lay beyond that door, He was so-close but yet so far. I plead with you Past the kitchen, to the right of the living The one time I ever felt so needy for I beg on bended knees room. : someone else; and although others were : Take away this disease My brother's face grew cloudy. present, he wasn't. Please A tear ran down my cheek. The illusion, the hope for anything, the : Silence We walked inside in silence. kindness, sincerity ...... _~y ..~~.. ~~.~ ~~ . All dissipated because the caring wasn't \ \ looked mto the \\ving room, reciprocated. She leaves At the faces of my aunts, my Mother. are you there? Tears perched in their reddened eyes, I realized he was just another player, can 'yolrnear me? Waiting to fan rike rain, searching for an additional flavor for the A Sharing of You I i speak, but_am ignored From swollen clouds. week. i'rn before you "Come inside honey, it's okay." . He was an "honest player", whatever that: I What did you do wrong? do you see me? Again the watery voice. Temptation means. Why did she leave? am i there? The spirit died. How sad this desperate night She leaves The trust and sweetness died also. These longings for a touch, caresses and a kiss The prospect of something better i am deep But I could go no further. Another one bites the dust. Deep needing Looming in the darkness but misunderstood I went into my Grandmother's kitchen. A lusting intensed by loneliness Jerking smoothly to the hip-hop beat i am strong And sat on her floor. Every kiss felt passionate, but empty. independence is one thing And the after effects of a jagged little pill Promising better times than you not threatening My brother by my side '1 kissed him softly as if I could have loved; strength is another And a little white powder; what lightness of snow i am loud Together we sat in silence him, but I knew I couldn't because I no . And that staring, fleeting spirit A sadness the second she leaves am i taken seriously? it is hard to do both longer trusted him. when you make me shudder Three cold intoxicating cocktails and.....you. Her rejection consumes you Minutes crept by slowly, Every stare into his eyes became a daze' how you gaze into my eyes She left i say so much from my heart Eventually spi'lling into an hour, where I ended up reading him... ~ makes my blood pressure rise Clouds heavy with depression Torn and drawn to the aura of he i wait for your attention Before we left the kitchen. That's when I came to terms with the fact: the way you hold me close to you Hanging thick and black Looming in the darkness . i'm staring through your cold, dead eyes I slowly walked past Momma. that I wasn't so unique anymore, I wasn't: puts me in the mood Can they smell her fear? Calling with a look i quickly change the subject "Go on she said", and touched my face. the only one. your warmth, your touch, In minutes they will weep for my failure Loaded with more magic than yours My brother still by my side. your sensuality And wash away the horrid stench of humiliation I drifted towards Grandmother's bed. The child inside of me couldn't kiss him your sexual embrace She is wise this nymph . By Miss UndaStood My mind a sea of grief. because he had kissed another the same: ~ 0 _ ••• " . your sweet mentality She sticks and slips through grasping cloying fin- She lay there, so frail, so thin. way he had kissed me, By -Richard Spiropolous i wonder how your body feels in mine, gers. I This was my Grandmother, He had touched another the way he did .. your skin against me "'l""~~"-""'" ···········sheLeaves·,~ But not as I remembered her, me, and held the other the way he held ._.. ... ·! and our legs intertwined Alcohol and we Or wanted to for that matter. me. your juices flowing through my own Deep refreshing draughts of the. fairies own water; But she was comfortable now. The adult in me still wanted to kiss him, i wonder how it feels to be grown They have been generous Seek' Solace ~::: At peace, that's all that counted. and assured me that this was what being ...... ; _ . ..l::::::.::::::::::::::: ::: :.: ::: ::: : this all seems to move so fast Man has found numerous recipes I bent down, kissed her cheek. a female adult was all about. . ... 1" ...... - . speed is good only if things last We purchase and drain and seek out love Hot, Sensual, Amazing, Weak in the knees. Tears fell from my eyes. Having to roll with the punches and make. She lives your ideas, thoughts and deep poetry From the memory of love found or lost. Trembling, Tremors, Tickles, And as my brother did the same, sure that this would not weaken me, but Strong security in the arms of another your manhood, intellect, and sensitivity Dear beautiful, our banter must end one way Tingling in the Triangle, my triangle. Together in silence, we said our good-byes. make me stronger. Who responds better to your brand of my feelings for you are hard to explain You must share yourself with me Yearning, longing, Wanting to feel you. " Magic to commit to love, then endure pain. Deeper, Closer, so crose""at , could feef you.. I wanted him for me, bur instead I could False security; hope turns to despair Wandering hazily, fuzzily Breathing, Jerking, Poking-me in my spot that I, only "borrow" him. She seeks solace also - Ecstasy and the wanderlust Moan~ Groan, Plead, Scream, get moist, Then she stares at the darkness... By Miss UndaStood We seek Wet, then drenched in sweet juices. Dennis Urquhart "'Anonymous'" And then that burning, choking rush of emotion Aphrodite's daughter, sister..that queen in a Sizzling with raw emotion as you, When she leaves.. dream Lick~ Bite, Suck and Nibble my ni~lers~ ...... : . Sea witch We crave Sending me through conwlsio,:,s. What is your secret sea witch? One transitory passionate moment or a few And when you're done, Where do you hide to play? A brief fusing of our souIs Leave me Disheveled, Dazed, Confused, Have I lost the secret of finding you? A sharing of me Throbbing, You no longer appear when I speak your name And she Very sore and ~anting, no, demanding for more. And now, hoarse from shouting I whisper it as melancholy ensconces me By Richard Spiropolous Alone on this ocean of btoken dreams Mermie ~ ! : ...... •.~ . •.... A..;.•••- .. _

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Joy, Innocence, Happiness, I get lost in the moment t 'Warriors of the drainin'g 'summer, and of many more tomorrows ~ His life had become a play. Watching me beg? Learning, Amazement;Excitement I see visions of the past r .' :Tfiey walk to goldenl strides, every step of blood and sweat ~ A one man show of sorts. Watching me plead? Wondering, Imagining, Future I see you there i Takes pride in battles fought, countless of challenges met :; He was a lonely actor. Watching me cry? Smiles,. Laughs, Carefree thoughts, Picking me up The world was his stage. Do you enjoy my pain? Reality, Responsibility, Maturing Wiping my tears Their heads stand high, higher than their adversaries Secretly I believe you do Tears, Heartache, Lies, Betrayal Holding my hand ... Their leader is chiseled, from the team's heart he carry He played the great pretender. I know you feel strong Nightmares, Sleepless Nights Making me smile The bum that fires inside, fuels every force of attack Pretending to fit in. When I am weak Hurt, Pain, Sorrow Giving me strength Hunger that aches within, keeps their composure intact Pretending to be like everyone else. Do you feel like a big man? Emptiness, Loneliness Standing by my side But, he was different. When I am on the floor? ,- Sickness, Loss For all this, I feel blessed "Charge!" says the leader, "Charge onto the battlefield You keep pushing and kicking Injustice When I open my eyes, Leave mercy in the winter, leave your hearts on the field Every morning he would prepare. Keeping me down Death And see you Let not pain be a setback, set your wounds on fire Wrath Upon All He'd practice saying his lines just right. Is it because you think so little, Blackness I see my future Bleeders are for the weak, that numbs on the freezing wire" As well as his gestures, his movements. So little of yourself? The I'm not sure how to show you my ···,····,·····,······,,·····,,·········"···1'······,· '" , ,.., ,., . To be just like his audience , That you need to hurt me Misery gratitude "Swords of foes may slay you, may try to drown your will It disgust me, Of .But I will spend the rest of my life try- . •• ••••• • ••••••• ~ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 ••••••••••• _ •••••••••••••••••• May it strike layers of veins, feel it not and fight still By: Gory Green He then put on his straight face and costume. How you smile as you watch Life ing, Our efforts will not lessen, our spirits will not vanquish Checking himself in the mirror, My tears fall Trying to make you happy ,Onward to our goal we charge, let our furies unleash" When the DEVIL gives forth his call He would sigh to himself. You did your job Thank you for loving me Hell will befall all Then set out upon the stage You won Thank you for being my peace .. ; ~_....-.. So as the battalion embark, on this journey of fate NEACO will fall upon all men Do you feel better? By: PJA Thank you from the bottom of my Polished armors shine, that reflects merciless hate even those who listened to the ten His audience never saw the real him. Are you happy? broken heart, No prisoners are taken, no stones left unturned They hearkened to what they He was afraid they wouldn't like him. I will never understand Copyright2000 For helping me survive / Every chance to live decreased, every last breath earned believed Afraid they just wouldn't understand. Your pleasure from my tears But in the end they will all be So, the one man play went on. As the night was filled, with deafening war cries bereaved By: PJA By: PJA Ghosts of yesteryears, from their graves they arise Went on until that day, When spears struck flesh, one by one they fell Will their gods save them When he said his last line, Copyright2000 copyright2000 Like stacked dominoes crumbles, when the front is pushed well from the flames of GEHENOM Took his final bow. THEIR GODS ARE THEIR Then exited, stage right. Enemies' days were numbered, their commander stood alone • THEIR GODS ARE EVERYWHERE The fear of defeat loomed, that clinged through his rotting bones but not here . As the dust of war settled, survivors roamed the tand Battle lines were erased, but forever sketched in the sand ALL MAN KIND WILL PRAY By Dennis Urquhart While the gods are at play So the sun sets again, on our season of heroes ill stricken will all man be .r Sets their prints on the horizon, fights like there's no tomorrow They wont get out of it, Lan They run with the howling winds, every inch of hard earned not even for a fee Foo~ sweat Yo»i ~ >;._~ ~~~ Mo~ But now they go back home, another challenge met I By [email protected]

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Allow me to start by how my experience with ry performance acts have been the equestrian of experience-in working with perfcrming ani- life in the circus, its history, and what goes into the Big Apple Circus came to an end. Walking acts, or the presentation of horses including mals, The set.up ofthe grounds surrounding the the entire production of a circus. At this time, out of the circus grounds, past the trailers and trick riding and acrobatics. Toward the middle circus is a tightly barricaded maze of trailer students help design advertising, promote per- into the cold air of a December night at Lincoln of the nineteenth century, acrobats began to. which houses..aU performers; this way animals -formances, and selltickets, ~erwardst there is Center, the only question on my mind was divert the audience's attention from equestrian can be easily'3.ccessible to trainers, and v\~) a second level called After-School, which pro­ "Why do I feel like a child?" Oh yeah, and acts. The development of tile Industrial- -~FS&-~~~g.~~~b!' ~is vides more- iatcosive training.so that the .kids "How did that lady change costumes so quick­ Revolution in the form of railways and auto- positivereinforcementand the actsshow exten- can'deVelop their sIOlis. These skills are pre­ ly?!" Well, as I started looking for my car, I mobiles took away lots of prestige from horses sions oftbe.animals' natural abilities, not force- sented through special small performances for realized- that the routine atmosphere ofthe city and therefore acts featured with them. The fulness ofDatme. AU ofthe animals are proper- family-and friends ofthe students at which the was sometimes too serious. I have just walked spotlight was on the dangerously alluring exot- ly taken careofin terms offood, lodging, exer- staff of professional circus performers can out of a different kind of city. A city, where ic animals such as lions and tigers among the cise and health vaccinations, which is better reflect on how well their students have devel­ people dance at Grand Central Station, perform other performers- acrobats, jugglers and than I can say for most of my college friends oped. Fma1I)', the thirdlevel dubbed the Expert dog tricks at the Plaza, juggle racquets at the clowns. Animal presentations and the renewal living in dorms, Also the circus claims to trav- StudentTroupe serves up the students with-pre­ U.S. Tennis Center and overall, just clown of physical activities such as gymnastics (the el with a veterinarian available to the animals professional performing opportunities. At this l.~~~ ~;:~It~ ~~~~ i~lI~ 1I~~~II.~~~illmlIa_~~;rl\~~ ~~!le'~I~~f".lr around town. revival ofthe Olympics in 18%) served to cat- on tour. . level, a larger audience can appreciate this pro­ The description of this 2000-2001 season apult circus acts further into mainstream cul- "The Circus for the Kids," as I have dubbed gram in the form of special events in schools, ~ S ___l_IJIfi11tlflalsl ....; ...... ;;:..»>····;i;»>< ...... <; ii,,;> . entitled, "Clown Around Town" can only be for .• 11:. «:>::;::::: .:;::: ::::: :;:...... :::: .:::.::":::: :.:.:::::-:::....::\\!. <.: :::.:.:-:-: ,;:::: :::::.,;. ture. it, not only' stages performances with kids in parks, and other various community events. :::(::-. :-:::=:::::<:. :::- ::-.;:«:-:::;:\ :;:'. ::::. ::::. .;::.:..::: .:..C:o:.::· <;::'. ::: ;:\::::.;: ::.<\batics, and clo~ing. It 8150· aCts·,and niuneroUs·rings-f~ in more pop- majority of 8 to lo-year olds awaiting the show. teaches kids circus as a performingart ~ pro- . war er larger circuses such as the Ringling magic ofthe show. The only difference is I did­ , Behind the scenes ofthe show, the BigApple duetion skills. The effects of tile prog.t'8ID pro- Bros., Barnum and Bailey Circus is too much n't have inemmy '~i~ me, but I still had an Circus proves. to. bc:'a ~ haven for all of its duce pride in kids and their fiuniliQ as .they "'fOl'~ SICI1SCS to baQdIe. The perfed. collabora- uncontroHable craving for cetton- candy:' .pCrforme1'5~ _The- dit~ 'of this respected plt.sent theirnewly learned and appreciated art tiGitG'-rjae~ gypanan;;...hiImbroaI Anyway, as I gobbled up popcorri, I tried to establishment promote equality and quality of form. The first part of. the program, A is here for everyone to enjOY, in the BigApple recall how it all began... its employees and animals. Some trainers Children's Circus, is four weelcs oflearning for Cireus, From the beginnings ofthe circus, the prima- involved in the acts are products ofgenerations elementary scI100l kids. These kids learn about

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